Bahrain Signs Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Implementation Agreement with USA

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Bahrain's Finance Ministry has signed an agreement with the US Ambassador to the Kingdom, William Roebuck.

The agreement will implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in the country and means financial institutions will have to comply with its provisions.

It was signed for Bahrain by the Finance Minister, HE Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.