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In 2006, 282 Mainland companies invested in Hong Kong, injecting more than US$2 billion into the Hong Kong economy, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reported recently. According to InvestHK, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging…
Offshore banking has often been associated with the underground economy and organized crime, via tax evasion and money laundering; however, legally, offshore banking does not prevent assets from being subject to personal income tax on interest. Except for certain persons…
by Vern Jacobs There seems to be a huge amount of non-sense and some outright deception about the impact of tax havens and the alleged abuse of tax havens. The following comments are offered as an attempt to provide some…
If you go to Amazon.com and search for books about venture capital, you get 14,114 responses, which includes many text books. Andrew Metrick, a professor of finance at Wharton, has just written a new book on the subject — titled,…
Company to Raise and Manage $100M to Invest in Vietnamese Companies LOS ANGELES, CA and HANOI, VIETNAM — (MARKET WIRE) — March 21, 2007 — Providential Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PRVH) (German Stock Exchanges: PR7, WKN 935160), a company investing in…
Estonia: The best growth story that hasn’t been told Estonia last week re-elected Andrus Ansip as Prime Minister in one of the most overlooked elections of the past twenty years. The importance of this vote has been critically understated by…
Special Focus on Retirees Shows High Incidence of Forced Early Retirement Due to Health Reasons and Higher Monthly Expenses than Anticipated BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Fidelity Research Institute today announced the findings of its 2007 Retirement Index, which showed the typical working…
Offshore banking and investing is not littered with money laundering criminals, fraudsters, and tax evaders as many governments will have you believe. In respect to these types of crimes the reality is that there is infinitely more criminal activity onshore…
The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a law on Specialized Investment Funds (SIF), which offers a number of new features, including a broader definition of “eligible investors” to include both professional and private “well-informed” investors. The new law replaces the law…
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The US Debt Clock has released another provocative Secret Window poster, and this time the New Money Revolution delivers its message through the simplest financial question imaginable. The headline reads: KID MONEY LOGIC Standing on…