Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a tax treaty on Monday, the Finance Ministry said, describing the move as a spur to business development between the countries after they normalized relations last year.
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The UAE finance ministry said in October that it had reached a preliminary agreement with Israel on avoiding double taxation.
The tax convention, once ratified by ministers and the Knesset this year, will be Israel's 59th and will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.
It is the first tax treaty reached in the wake of Israel's normalizing relations with the UAE and Bahrain last year. In parallel, Israel has normalized ties with Morocco and Sudan.
The treaty is based primarily on the OECD model, Finance Minister Israel Katz said in a statement, adding that it "provides certainty and favorable conditions for business activity and will strengthen economic ties" with the UAE.
Under the agreement, tax deductions, dividends and royalties are capped.
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said the treaty will enable the significant promotion of investment and trade that will help both countries' economies.
Since a normalization deal was signed last September, Israeli and Emirati banks and other companies have signed cooperation deals, while also establishing direct flights.
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