withholding tax

  • Hong Kong-Slovenia Double Tax Agreement: Lower Withholding

    Hong Kong signed a double taxation agreement with Slovenia on 4 September 2026. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, signed for Hong Kong; Slovenia’s Ambassador to China signed for the other side. The Hong Kong-Slovenia double taxation agreement is the 60th tax treaty in Hong Kong’s network and the fifth the…

  • FASTER Directive Market Capitalisation Data: Securities Scope

    On 10 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority published the first set of market capitalisation figures and ratios for EU Member States under the FASTER Directive, Council Directive (EU) 2025/50. The figures cover reference years 2024 and 2025, and they start a multi-year clock that will decide which national markets have to build…