Working visit of State Secretary Gasser in Argentina - Switzerland signs joint declaration on introduction of AEOI
Bern, 16.11.2016 - On 16 November 2016, Switzerland and Argentina signed a joint declaration on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters on a reciprocal basis. Both countries intend to start collecting data in accordance with the global AEOI standard in 2018 and to exchange it from 2019 onwards. Aside from the signing of the AEOI by State Secretary Jörg Gasser for Switzerland, both countries also conducted negotiations on the framework conditions for investments and market access for financial services and the basic principles of Swiss financial market policy.