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Cook Islands Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines

21/05/2008 Cook Islands Leads In Controlling Corruption
16/05/2008 EPA Between EU And Caribbean To Be Signed In July
09/05/2008 New Public Audit Office Act Announced For Cook Islands
05/05/2008 Commons Report Finds UK Overseas Territory Risk Management Ineffectual
01/05/2008 UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry
25/02/2008 New Maritime Bill Passed In Cook Islands
23/01/2008 Cook Islands Cabinet Appoints New Foreign Secretary
22/11/2007 EU-ACP Assembly Expected To Reach Interim Trade Deal
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
23/10/2007 EC Launches New Development Initiatives With Pacific Island States
03/10/2007 Cook Islands Examines Merits Of South Pacific Information Superhighway
28/08/2007 Cook Islands To Host Pacific Internet Conference
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
08/08/2007 Cook Islands To Announce Permanent Residency Awards
04/06/2007 Digicel Scoffs At C And W's Market Share Claims
29/05/2007 ACP Countries And EU Development Ministers Meet
14/05/2007 ICANN Signs MoU With Pacific Island Nations
02/05/2007 Argent Networks Teams Up With Telecom Cook Islands
02/06/2006 Small Nations Still Face Uneven Tax Playing Field
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
31/05/2006 EC Seeks To Increase Support For Pacific Island Countries
28/04/2006 Cook Islands To Abolish Import Levies
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
02/02/2006 First Project Goes Ahead Under Cook Islands Unit Titles Law
24/01/2006 Cook Islands Drafting New Intellectual Property Laws
14/11/2005 Internet Fraudsters Target South Pacific Countries
24/10/2005 Cook Islands Parliament Approves Unit Titles Bill
04/10/2005 Cook Islands Unit Titles Bill Attracts Local Opposition
29/08/2005 Cook Islands Launches Consultation On Unit Titles Bill
06/07/2005 Vanuatu Ratifies Pacific Islands Trade Agreement
24/06/2005 Cook Islands Budget Focuses On Recovery
18/05/2005 Cook Islands To Amend Tax Deduction Rules
06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate
28/09/2004 Ireland Blocks Direct Dial Calls To Cook Islands, Nauru
08/07/2004 Australia Signs Eight New Anti-Money Laundering Agreements
15/04/2004 Cook Islands Government Presents 'Fiscally Responsible' Budget
04/03/2004 Egypt And Ukraine Removed From FATF Money Laundering List
03/02/2004 Cook Islands PM Seeks To Reassure FATF Over Money Laundering Laws
15/10/2003 Cook Islands Progresses Towards Full Disclosure Next Year
20/08/2003 S&P Upgrades Cook Islands Sovereign Rating
25/06/2003 Cook Islands Remain On FATF Blacklist For Now
17/06/2003 Legislative Overhaul In Cook Islands Continues Apace
27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field
18/02/2003 Grenada Secures Removal From FATF Blacklist
29/01/2003 Cooks Islands Tax Revenue Doubles Over Five Years
13/01/2003 Cook Islands Seek Removal From FATF Blacklist Next Month
11/11/2002 Cook Islands Government Spending Risks Overheating Economy
18/10/2002 Cook Islands Face Delay In Securing Removal From FATF List
14/10/2002 FATF Announces Collaboration With IMF And World Bank
03/10/2002 FATF To Soften Approach On 'Naming and Shaming'
21/08/2002 Pacific Leaders Call For More Flexibility Over OECD Tax Initiative
07/08/2002 Cayman Islands To Host OECD Meeting
25/06/2002 FATF Releases Thirteenth Annual Report
29/03/2002 OECD Removes Cook Islands From Blacklist
08/03/2002 Cook Islands Makes Conditional Commitment To OECD
15/02/2002 ITIO Accuses OECD Of Double Standards
14/02/2002 Terepai Maoate Ousted As Cook Islands PM
04/02/2002 OECD Says Pacific Islands Have 4 Weeks To Comply
16/11/2001 OECD Extends Tax Haven Compliance Deadline
16/11/2001 Canada Airline Bankruptcy Spells Catastrophe For Cook Islands
30/10/2001 Cook Island's Pearl Industry Opposes Export Tax Plans
25/10/2001 ITIO Calls For Consistency From OECD
23/10/2001 Cook Islands Amends Money Laundering Laws
15/10/2001 Pacific Islands Forum Supports US Measures, Says Secretary General
15/10/2001 Cook Islands Banking Industry 'Too Secretive' Say Locals
05/10/2001 Cook Island Shuns NZ Report On Offshore Financial Transactions
17/09/2001 Cook Islands Government Relaxes Freeze On Investment Board
07/09/2001 Foreign Investment In Cook Islands Under Review Following Local Complaint
31/08/2001 Cook Islands Politician Hits Out At Expats
16/08/2001 Pacific Islands To Discuss OECD Pressure At Forum Meeting
31/07/2001 Cook Islands Taxation Court Case Rules On VAT Argument
27/07/2001 Pacific Countries Say OECD Changes Not Enough
16/07/2001 Cook Islands Commended For Reform-Driven Economic Recovery
05/07/2001 Cook Islands PM To Stand Firm Against OECD
29/06/2001 Cook Islands To Join IMF And World Bank
21/06/2001 New Zealand Funds New Cook Islands' Financial Intelligence Unit
15/06/2001 FATF To Publish Follow-Up Report On 15 Non-Cooperative Countries
05/06/2001 Cook Islands: Victory For Fiscal Sovereignty But Debate Not Yet Over
04/06/2001 Cook Islands' PM Steps Up Regional Fight Against Financial Crime
25/05/2001 Anti-Money Laundering Strategies High On The Agenda In the Asia-Pacific Region
14/05/2001 Offshore Jurisdictions Respond Warmly To O'Neill Statement on OECD
04/05/2001 Cook Islands To Join Anti-Money Laundering Organisation
01/05/2001 Pacific Nations Present United Front Against OECD
20/04/2001 Cook Islands' PM Commends Bank Of Bermuda
18/04/2001 The Bahamas: Small & Developing Economies Form New, Inclusive Group On Tax & Investment Issues
13/04/2001 Cook Islands PM Delivers Budget Policy Statement
10/04/2001 Non-OECD Solidarity Encouraging Says Cook Islands' PM But Raises Concerns Over Media Confusion
30/03/2001 Cook Islands Considers Threat Of OECD Sanctions
20/03/2001 New Cook Islands Bank Ignores Asian Development Bank's Recommendation
20/02/2001 OECD And Pacific Tax Havens Go Over Same Ground Again In Tokyo
16/02/2001 Cook Islands Fears Possible Sanctions A La Niue
14/02/2001 Japan Announces Global Economy Talks on Tax Issues For Pacific Islands And OECD
06/02/2001 Cook Islands PM Lends Support To Niue Over OECD And FATF Initiatives
05/02/2001 FATF Says Worst Offending Tax Havens Must Remain On Money Laundering Blacklist
30/01/2001 Cook Islands: Offshore Industry Hopes Pinned On London Forum
25/01/2001 Cook Islands Offshore Banking Industry Gives Prime Minister Full Support In OECD Stance
25/01/2001 Cook Islands Gets New Banking Institution
22/01/2001 Cook Islands Condemns OECD Tactics, Takes Up Seat On International Taxation Task Force
19/12/2000 Cook Islands Establishes Taskforce With A View To Opening Door To Foreign Workers
29/11/2000 OECD Announces Meeting With Tax Havens In Barbados, Publishes Memorandum Of Understanding
17/11/2000 New Zealand Stumbles Towards UK-Style E-Commerce Legislation
10/11/2000 Cook Islands To Prepare For EU Assistance
31/10/2000 US Reiterates Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
09/10/2000 FATF Praises 7 Offshore Centres For Anti-Money Laudering Measures But Sanctions Still Threaten
25/09/2000 Cook Islands Passes New Money Laundering Legislation
15/09/2000 Cook Islands To Get One Stop Banking Option
13/04/2000 Exbet.com Launches Fixed-odds Financial Betting Site in Cook Islands
20/01/2000 Work Permit Issuance To Be Centralised

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