London, UK - Jan. 19, 2012 - An Agreement for the Exchange of Information Relating to Tax Matters was signed between the Governments of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Malta in London on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

His Excellency Paul Farquharson, Bahamas High Commissioner to the Court of St James (United Kingdom) signed the agreement of behalf of The Bahamas; and His Excellency Joseph Zammit Tabona, High Commissioner of Malta to the United Kingdom signed on behalf of Malta.

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Bahamas has now concluded Twenty-nine (29) agreements, thereby, expanding its legal framework for the implementation of the agreed international standards for transparency and effective exchange of information.

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Malta are both members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information.