This is a guest post from Fabrega Molino in Panama.
Panama has been removed from the European Union’s blacklist – its list of non-cooperative tax haven jurisdictions. The decision was made in Brussels by the
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X CAI Costa Rica 2019: Developments and Challenges in International Arbitration
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By: Marlon Meza
Originally posted on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
The X CAI Costa Rica held by the Costa Rican Chapter of the ICC and its Arbitration Commission, took place in San Jose, Costa Rica …
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Argentina: new double taxation treaties in force with United Arab Emirates and Mexico
The double tax treaty between Argentina and the United Arab Emirates is now in force, joining the recently signed DTT between Argentina and Mexico.
New DTT: Argentina – United Arab Emirates
The…
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Brazil: recent changes in transfer pricing rules
On January 30, 2019, Normative Instruction n° 1,870/2019, issued by the Federal Revenue Office (RFB), was published in Brazil’s Official Gazette, amending several provisions of Normative Instruction n° 1,312/2012, which regulates the Brazilian transfer pricing…
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US government sanctions Petróleos de Venezuela, authorizes US persons to engage in certain limited transactions
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By: Ignacio E. Sanchez and Melanie Garcia
The United States government has issued new sanctions in response to the growing unrest in Venezuela. On January 23, the United States recognized Juan Guaido as the new…
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ICC update – Conduct of Arbitration
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By: Ben Sanderson and Silvia Farre
On 1 January 2019, new updates to the Note to the Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the Conduct of the Arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration (the Note) …
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CHILE: TDLC rejects request to eliminate restrictions on the integration in the electricity market
By: Felipe Bahamondez and Carolina Bawlitza
Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition (TDLC) rejected the plea of Celeo Redes Chile Limitada, which had requested that the government modify “the legal precepts necessary to…
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Changes to reporting requirements for severance payments in Puerto Rico
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By: Mariana Muniz and Juan Carlos Feliciano
For tax year 2018, employers in Puerto Rico will be required to report certain severance payments, as discussed further below, as “exempt wages” on Withholding Statement Form
PPP projects in Latin America: resolving disputes through investor-state arbitration
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By: Alison Fagan, Maria Pereira, Silvia Farre
Public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Latin America are on the rise. There is a great need for infrastructure investment across the region, but often, Latin American…
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Corporate reporting obligations in changes of shareholders of Mexican subsidiaries
By Maria Eugenia Rios and Abelardo Acosta
Based on recent modifications to Articles 73 and 129 of the Mexican Corporate Law (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles, LGSM) published on June 14, 2018 and…
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