Relationship dossier
British Virgin Islands
Italy
Relationship assessment
Tax-information exchange provides a concrete, limited area of cooperation within a relationship shaped by the British Virgin Islands’ status as a UK Overseas Territory.
British Virgin Islands toward Italy
+15The British Virgin Islands entered into a tax-information exchange arrangement with Italy, establishing a channel for cooperation on tax matters.
Italy toward British Virgin Islands
+15Italy entered into a tax-information exchange arrangement with the British Virgin Islands, establishing a channel for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is shaped by the British Virgin Islands’ status as a British Overseas Territory, with external relations principally handled by the United Kingdom. A bilateral tax-information exchange arrangement provides a concrete basis for direct cooperation, though the breadth of other bilateral engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory, and its external relations are principally handled by the United Kingdom. The territory has a bilateral tax-information exchange arrangement with Italy, providing a concrete area of government cooperation. The scope of wider direct cooperation between the territory and Italy is unclear.
Key developments
A tax-information exchange agreement between the British Virgin Islands and Italy was signed.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of the tax-information exchange arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of direct cooperation between the British Virgin Islands government and Italy beyond tax matters is unclear.