The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement to share tax information in their common aim to curb offshore tax evasion and strengthen the global financial system.

The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), which will implement provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca), was signed by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and US Ambassador to Manila Philip Goldberg.

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