Category: Tax Havens
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The Future of Offshore Banking and Offshore Corporations
First it needs to be stated that no one has a crystal ball which predicts the future. These thoughts are just opinions and should be taken as such not as legal or tax advice. We will try to show the political positions of the countries that are not in favor of the tax haven offshore…
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DIFX Reaches Trading Agreement with Netherlands
The financial services regulator in the Netherlands has agreed to allow brokers there to connect directly to the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) and trade securities, in a decision that strengthens the international links of the exchange. The decision by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), in conjunction with the Netherlands Finance Ministry,…
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Global Investors Pour Money Into Ireland
Ireland has become the jurisdiction of choice for high value investments in hi-tech manufacturing plants, research and development projects and financial services according to the Irish government’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA Ireland) as it marked an “outstanding” year for growth and new investments in 2006. “Ireland is now seeking and winning high value investments, that…
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A Crash Course in Offshore Financial Centers
A Crash Course in Offshore Financial Centers is What You Need to Know But Won’t Read in Promotional Material presented by David Marchant, Publisher of OffshoreAlert, the world’s only news service exposing offshore financial crime. Financial Crime – The Last 12 Months A review of recent developments in financial crime, investigations and compliance, including takng…
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IFCs—Financial Ports of Call
What offshore and international financial centers would you like to know more about? There are dozens of them, offshore centers that were but are not; offshore centers that never were; offshore centers that don’t admit it; offshore centers for some; offshore centers that might be; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Write the us…
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Invest Offshore in Hong Kong
A United Nations report has revealed that Hong Kong attracted US$35.9 billion in foreign direct investment last year, up 5.6% on 2004, making it the second-largest FDI destination in Asia after the Chinese Mainland, which amassed US$72.4 billion. According to the UN’s World Investment Report 2006, the FDI that flowed into Hong Kong was greater…
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Monaco Opens Up Finances
Decades after becoming Europe’s number one tax haven, Monaco is to start collating and publishing figures showing it’s GDP for the first time. Your Monaco, who produce an independent travel guide for Monaco and Monte Carlo, say that those who are considering moving to Monaco because of her zero income tax policy have nothing to…
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Bahamas Laws to Go Online
Government officials hope the recently launched Bahamas Government Online Initiative will clear the way for the country’s laws to be online within days. It’s considered important to help citizens and foreigners speed up their decision making for such things like investments. The basis of the Bahamas Laws and legal system lies within the English Common…
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EU Orders Luxembourg to Repeal Tax Breaks
The European Commission has ordered Luxembourg to repeal its preferential tax regime for financial holdings by the end of the year. The commission said the scheme gives unjustified tax advantages to providers of certain financial services with holding companies in Luxembourg. Stable and high-income market economy features moderate growth, low inflation, and a high level…