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Nestle India on Thursday said the suspension of the MFN (most favoured nation) clause granted to India by Switzerland will have 'no impact' on the company. The suspension of MFN status under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is a policy issue between the government of India and Switzerland and is not 'Nestle-specific', the FMCG firm said in a statement. Nestle India, which owns popular brands such as Maggi, Nescafe and KitKat, said the company was already «deducting 10 per cent withholding tax» on cross-country payments. Earlier on December 11, the Swiss government had announced the suspension of the MFN status granted to India following a ruling by the Supreme Court of India, which in a judgement last year had said MFN status under the DTAA cannot be enforced unless notified under Section 90 of the Income Tax Act.

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Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) will not have any impact on the commitments signed in a trade agreement between India and the EFTA bloc, a top government official said on Monday. The Swiss government has suspended the most favoured nation (MFN), which could potentially impact Swiss investments in India and lead to higher taxes on Indian companies operating in the European nation. India and the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed the agreement in March. Its members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Switzerland has suspended the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) clause in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India, significantly altering the tax treatment of cross-border dividends. Beginning 1 January 2025, dividend payments from Swiss entities to Indian investors will be taxed at 10%, double the current 5%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The investment relationship between India and Switzerland has taken a blow, with the latter having withdrawn the most favoured nation (MFN) status it granted India as part of a double taxation avoidance agreement.

Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India effective January 1, 2025, in a move that may raise the tax outgo on dividend income for Indian entities operating in the European country. The decision follows India’s Supreme Court ruling in October 2023 in a case involving Swiss multinational Nestle SA. The court had held that the MFN clause under the DTAA does not get automatically triggered until notified under the Income Tax Act, 1961. “On the basis of the Indian Supreme Court ruling, the Swiss competent authority acknowledges that its interpretation of para 5 of the Protocol to the IN-CH DTA is not shared by the Indian side,” said a recent statement issued by the Swiss authorities. “In the absence of reciprocity, it therefore waives its unilateral application with effect from 1 January 2025.”

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). «My understanding is that with Switzerland, because of EFTA, the double taxation treaty that we have; it's going to be renegotiated. That is one aspect of it,» MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. He was responding to a question on the issue at his weekly media briefing.

Chinese stimulus offered only a sliver of support. They drew some comfort from an outsized rate cut in Switzerland that saw the Aussie jump 1.3% on the Swiss franc, while an easing from the European Central Bank helped it firm on the euro.

High on popularity charts is winter travel to European destinations with Thomas Cook and SOTC seeing a 50-60% increase in business for winter tours this year. “Consumers are displaying a keen appetite for ice and outdoor snow experiences including skiing, snowshoe trekking, crab fishing safaris, snowboarding and snowmobiling across Europe’s Alpine regions of Switzerland, France, Austria and Germany,” said Rajeev Kale, president and country head for holidays, MICE and Visa, Thomas Cook (India).

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Central banks on four continents will make a final flurry of changes to borrowing costs in the coming week, before Donald Trump's return to the White House raises the prospect of global trade turmoil. By the time policymakers from Australia, Canada, Brazil and the euro zone convene for their first scheduled meetings of 2025, the US president-elect will have taken office, and a potential wave of tariffs could be closer to reality. The impending change in America will help cement a particularly unsynchronized phase in monetary policy, as various economies contend with different inflation risks.

Geir Pedersen, has called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an "orderly political transition" in Syria. Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the talks in Switzerland would discuss the implementation of a UN resolution that called for a Syrian-led political process.

Vancouver could move to integrate bitcoin into city finances in the slipstream of the digital token’s surge to an all-time high above US$100,000, a rally fuelled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s support for crypto.

Swiss billionaire is commissioning the construction of the world's longest gigayacht which is named as Ulyssia and which will surpass the Titanic in size at an impressive 1,050 feet, reported The US Sun. According to The US Sun, this luxury vessel is designed to accommodate 133 apartments which will be including 10 penthouses and 22 guest suites with living spaces ranging from 1,184 to over 10,258 square feet. At the same time, each apartment will be featuring some high-end amenities akin to a five-star hotel while including open-plan kitchens and large windows for stunning views. Also Read: China's new invention in space arena: Here's what the country plans to do to colonize the moon

Swiss Re Institute report «Changing climates: the heat is (still) on», the Philippines and the US are the most economically vulnerable among 36 countries analyzed. This vulnerability is driven by the increasing severity of weather-related catastrophes like floods and tropical cyclones.

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