Jurisdictions news

01.10.2019 Negative rates in foreign currency deposits in the Russian Federation

Central Bank of Russia got an offer to introduce negative rates on foreign currency deposits from Russian banks.

25.09.2019 Ukrainian authorities reduce pressure on business

On September 18^th, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law “On Amending the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Criminal Procedure Code, regarding the reduction of pressure on business”.

24.09.2019 Dutch tax plans for 2020

On September 17^th, 2019, a draft tax amendment for 2020 was introduced to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.

12.09.2019 Ukraine ratifies the FATCA

On September 6^th, 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a bill ratifying the FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) agreement between Ukraine and the United States.

11.09.2019 Taxes can be paid with a foreign bank card in Russia

On September 6^th, 2019, the Federal Tax Agency of Russia on its official website launched a service called “Payment of taxes by a foreign bank card”.

04.09.2019 Sweden plans to introduce a tax for banks on defense against the Russian Federation
The Swedish government plans to introduce a new tax in the financial industry in order to increase defense spending to counter Russia's buildup of military power in the Baltic Sea. This was announced by Minister Magdalena Anderson in the interview with Bloomberg.

03.09.2019 Deripaska is not an oligarch?
On September 2nd, 2019 Oleg Deripaska’s lawyer, Eric Ferrari, has filed a new petition with the District of Columbia District Court to declare the inclusion of Deripaska in the sanctions list illegal, explaining why his client is not an oligarch. Thus, the billionaire does not abandon attempts to get out of the personal sanctions of the United States Treasury.

02.09.2019 Luxembourg extended the registration terms of beneficiaries register

On August 29^th, 2019 on the official website of the Luxembourg Register of Beneficiaries it was announced the extension of the deadline for filing registration applications

26.08.2019 Switzerland has released a guide for the blockchain company

On August 26^th, 2019, the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) issued a guide with the requirements on combating money laundering for blockchain companies.

21.08.2019 For the first time Switzerland will provide data on automatic exchange with the Russian Federation

On August 14^th, after a meeting of the Swiss Federal Council, it was officially confirmed that in September Switzerland will exchange information on bank accounts of foreign residents for the first time under CRS with 33 partner-countries for automatic exchange.

20.08.2019 Bank of America will launch a cryptocurrency wallet

The American bank, one of the four largest financial conglomerates in the USA, has patented a multi-level system for storing digital money.

16.08.2019 PNB Bank suspended the implementation of financial transactions

Since August 15^th, 2019 PNB Bank suspended the implementation of financial transactions by decision of the Latvian Finance and Capital Market Commission.

14.08.2019 Monitoring of BEPS plan reports

On August 13^th, 2019, the OECD published inspection reports of Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States on the implementation of BEPS recommendations for dispute resolution.

12.08.2019 A register of beneficiaries has been introduced in Liechtenstein

Since August 1^st, 2019, the Law on the Beneficiary Register entered into force in the Kingdom of Liechtenstein.

08.08.2019 Switzerland and New Zealand update double taxation avoidance agreement

August 08^th, 2019 Switzerland and New Zealand signed a protocol updating the Double Taxation Treaty between the two countries.

06.08.2019 UBS will give the French authorities information about their customers

On July 26^th, 2019, the Swiss Federal Court ruled in the UBS case.

29.07.2019 Regulation of cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market of the Russian Federation, Anatoly Aksakov declared that the Law on Digital Financial Assets could be adopted before October 1 of the current year.

24.07.2019 Swiss banks pay extra for loans?

A number of Swiss banks, notably Zuger Kantonalbank and Graubündner Kantonalbank, have started to lend to their customers at a very low or even zero rate.

22.07.2019 A unified database of citizens will be created in Russia

On July 22^nd, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation introduced a bill to the State Duma on the creation of a unified federal database containing information about the country's country population.

18.07.2019 Visa-free for Russian citizens on the Maldives

On June 6^th, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation published the Decree of the Government on signing the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Maldives on mutual abolition of visa requirements for Russian citizens and citizens of the Republic of Maldives on its official website.

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