Federal Council opens consultation on AEOI with 8 other partner states
Peter von Burg
At its meeting on August 13, 2025, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) with 8 additional countries. The AEOI with these partner states is scheduled to enter into force on January 1, 2027.
At its meeting on August 13, 2025, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) with 8 additional countries. The AEOI with these partner states is scheduled to enter into force on January 1, 2027.
With the introduction of AEOI with developing and emerging countries, Switzerland is committing itself to international standards in the fight against financial crime, tax evasion, money laundering and corruption.
The Federal Council therefore proposes that the AEOI also be agreed with the following eight states: Armenia, Cameroon, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia.
The revision of the AEOI Act is currently being discussed by Parliament, whereby the list of AEOI partner states is to be delegated to the Federal Council. This would render the current proposal obsolete.
Otherwise, the Federal Council plans to submit the dispatch on the introduction of the AEOI with these partner states to Parliament in fall/winter 2026.
The press release and other documents can be found here.
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