Agreement on taxes signed with Slovakia

Muscat: The Sultanate on Sunday signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Slovak Republic within the framework of the official session of talks, which was held at the Ministry of Finance between the two sides to discuss cooperation aspects in the economic fields, investment opportunities and cooperation in the tax field.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Sultanate’s Government by Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs whilst it was signed from the Slovak side by Peter Kazimir, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic.
The talks session reviewed several topics of common concern between the two friendly countries and means of enhancing commercial relations, as well as discussing methods of benefiting from experiences of both countries in several economic fields and facilitating investment in the field of business, trade and energy.
The session was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Secretary General of Taxation, Chairman of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water and officials in the Ministry of Finance, State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) and Oman Investment Fund, besides the delegation accompanying the guest, who is visiting the Sultanate currently.