The protocol to the 2001 income tax treaty between Bahrain and Thailand was signed on 25 April 2017. The protocol, which is the first to amend the treaty, clarifies that the State of Bahrain became known as the Kingdom of Bahrain as of 14 February 2002 and adds a new Article 26A (Exchange of Information) in line with the OECD standard for information exchange (original treaty has no exchange provisions). The protocol will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and wi…