Global Daily Tax News, Belgium Expands List Of Reportable Jurisdictions Under CRS, (May 21, 2026)

Belgium has enacted a Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of June 14, 2017, to expand the list of territories with which the nation will exchange financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard.

The Royal Decree adds Cameroon, Montenegro, Rwanda, Senegal, and Trinidad and Tobago as territories with which financial information will be exchanged for the first time in September this year, in respect of 2025 data.

With the addition of the territories to the list, Belgium now has automatic information exchange relationships in place under the Common Reporting Standard with 100 territories.