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05/08/2008 Hong Kong Seeks Views On Copyright Protection
05/08/2008 EU Cuts Red Tape For Audit Firms From Third Countries
31/07/2008 FATF Issues Mutual Evaluation Of Hong Kong
31/07/2008 Changes To Isle Of Man Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme Announced
31/07/2008 Monaco's Supreme Audit Committee To Increase Scope Of Activity
31/07/2008 DFSA Grants Recognition To The Chicago Board Of Trade
30/07/2008 Hong Kong And China Sign New Supplemental CEPA Pact
30/07/2008 EU Launches Public Consultation On Keystone Antitrust Regulation
30/07/2008 Mourant Du Feu And Jeune Named Jersey’s Law Firm Of The Year 2008
29/07/2008 Tibbetts Responds To GAO Report
28/07/2008 Islamic Finance Being Scrutinised In Netherlands Antilles
28/07/2008 Fifth Phase Of CEPA To Be Signed In HK On Tuesday
28/07/2008 Consultation Begins On Potential Revisions To Jersey’s Trusts Law
25/07/2008 St Kitts And Nevis Reviews Financial Services Legislation
25/07/2008 Income Tax Law Consultation Launched In Jersey
24/07/2008 Response Issued To Cayman Government Spending
24/07/2008 Mauritius And Seychelles Strengthen Cooperation And Bilateral Relations
24/07/2008 Isle of Man Appoints Business Change Manager
24/07/2008 IoM Publishes Anti-Money Laundering Handbook
24/07/2008 Hong Kong's Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Praised
23/07/2008 Arrest Made In Cayman Hedge Fund Investigation
22/07/2008 ACE Moves Holding Company From Cayman Islands To Switzerland
21/07/2008 Seychelles Updates Mutual Funds Legislation
18/07/2008 Carey Olsen Advises On Landmark Property Sale
18/07/2008 IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation With Mauritius
18/07/2008 Population Office Issues New Combined Policy Statement For Businesses
17/07/2008 STEP Welcomes IMF Move On Offshore Financial Centres
16/07/2008 Dubai Awards First Captive Licence
15/07/2008 Positive Outcome Of Swiss Participation In 6th EU Framework Programme
15/07/2008 Bermuda Publishes Rules And Reporting Framework For Basel II
14/07/2008 Irish Companies Report Details Legal Reforms
11/07/2008 Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Publishes Report On Overseas Territories And Offshore Centres
10/07/2008 Charlie McCreevy Comments On Best Score Ever At Internal Market Scoreboard
10/07/2008 SVG Amends International Banking Legislation
10/07/2008 Irish Minister Speaks Out At PAI Conference On Financial Regulation
10/07/2008 Guernsey's New Company Law Praised By Leading UK Lawyer
09/07/2008 IMF Concludes Staff Visit To Costa Rica
08/07/2008 BVI Submits Evidence To UK Offshore Inquiry
08/07/2008 Barbados Seeks Double Tax Agreement With Japan
08/07/2008 HK And Australia Sign Fund Marketing Deal
08/07/2008 Vietnam And Switzerland Enjoying Trade Development
08/07/2008 Cyprus Announces Ratification Of Lisbon Treaty
07/07/2008 Jersey Submits Evidence To UK Offshore Inquiry
07/07/2008 Jersey FSC Updates Licensing Policy
07/07/2008 Switzerland Ready To Return Duvalier Assets To Haiti
04/07/2008 Bermuda And US Sign Non-Commercial Aviation Agreement
03/07/2008 Belize Telemedia Ordered To Pay Business Tax
02/07/2008 DIFC Chief Calls For Greater Innovation In Islamic Finance
02/07/2008 Hong Kong Opens Third Companies Law Consultation
02/07/2008 HKMA Exercises Powers To Place Restrictions On Melli Bank
01/07/2008 Cayman Funds In Voluntary Liquidation
01/07/2008 Alderney's Wilsenach Tops Poll Again
01/07/2008 Cains Named Offshore Law Firm Of The Year 2008
01/07/2008 ILA And Luxembourg Stock Exchange Hold Corporate Governance Conference
01/07/2008 MFSA And Central Bank Of Cyprus Sign MoU
30/06/2008 Royal Assent Granted For Key Financial Services Legislation In IoM
30/06/2008 Liechtenstein Implements 3rd Money Laundering Directive
30/06/2008 HK Legislative Council Passes Revenue Bill 2008
27/06/2008 FOPI Publishes 2007 Market Overview
27/06/2008 EU And CARIFORUM Countries To Deepen Integration On IP
27/06/2008 DIFC Signs MoU With UAE Central Bank On Automated Payments In DIFC
26/06/2008 BVI FSC Reshuffles Senior Management
26/06/2008 Barrow Speaks At New York Conference On The Caribbean 2008
25/06/2008 BVI Represented At Historic FTAF Meeting
25/06/2008 Hong Kong Announces Airline Tax Relief Arrangements
25/06/2008 BakerPlatt Chairman Questions EU Money Laundering 'White List'
25/06/2008 Harneys Announces Merger With Cayman Law Firm
24/06/2008 Commission Proposes Strengthening European Judicial Network
23/06/2008 Salinas Assets Handed Over To Mexico
23/06/2008 Hong Kong Tops Global Trade Index
23/06/2008 SFC And HKEx Streamline Admission Procedures
20/06/2008 DIFC To Become Hub For Family Offices
19/06/2008 Second Industry Win Of The Year For Carey Olsen
19/06/2008 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Barbados
19/06/2008 Irish Finance Department Signals Publication Of MoU Between Financial Supervisory Authorities
18/06/2008 DIFX Announces First Dual Listing
18/06/2008 Maltese Authorities To Reduce Reporting Burden On SMEs
18/06/2008 House Passes 2008-09 Budget In Bahamas
18/06/2008 US Treasury Praises IoM For Role In Fight Against Financial Crime
18/06/2008 Cowen Welcomes Brown's Support Over Lisbon Treaty
17/06/2008 FSA Introduces New Short-Selling Disclosure Regime
17/06/2008 Mauritius Unveils Plans To Improve Business Environment
17/06/2008 Luxembourg's Minister For Foreign Affairs Visits Switzerland
17/06/2008 Netherland Antilles And Spain Sign TIEA
16/06/2008 Ireland Rejects Lisbon Treaty
16/06/2008 Jersey Finance Industry Receives Government Grant
16/06/2008 UK Treasury Unveils New Centre For Financial Regulation
16/06/2008 OTCC Meets In Turks And Caicos
16/06/2008 Huge MOL Ship Joins Cayman Shipping Registry
13/06/2008 IoM FSC Publishes Briefing Document On New Financial Services Bill
13/06/2008 Jersey's Fiscal Policy Panel Invites Submissions From The Public
13/06/2008 Hong Kong SFC Commences Second Criminal Trial For Insider Dealing
12/06/2008 HK IPD Consults On Scale Of Costs In Opposition Proceedings
12/06/2008 Deloitte And ICAI Respond To EC Audit Liability Recommendations
12/06/2008 Saffar Capital Receives DFSA License To Operate In DIFC
12/06/2008 Head Of Swiss FDFA Meets With Minister Of European Affairs Of Netherlands
12/06/2008 BISX Lists Its First Secondary Issue
11/06/2008 UAE Announces Changes To Visa Regime
11/06/2008 Jersey FSC Launches Consultation On Fees
11/06/2008 Hong Kong SFC Fines Two Securities Firms
11/06/2008 First Finance Malta Conference Concludes
11/06/2008 CIFSA Responds To UK Parliament's Offshore Report
10/06/2008 Tax Tops Ireland's EU Agenda
10/06/2008 HMT Comments On Northern Rock Compensation Scheme
10/06/2008 Grant Thornton Comments On Mixed Reaction To Walker Report
10/06/2008 11 EU Members Taken To Task Over Failure To Implement Cross-Border Merger Legislation
09/06/2008 China Knocks Western Europe From Top Spot For FDI ‘Attractiveness’
09/06/2008 Jersey Considers New Takeovers And Mergers Law
09/06/2008 Dresdner Bank To Join DIFC
09/06/2008 St Kitts And Nevis To Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Laws
09/06/2008 New Report Throws Light On Cayman Fund Sector
06/06/2008 Ecofin Considers Harmful Tax Competition And VAT
06/06/2008 Seminar Aims To Raise Awareness Of Anti-Money Laundering Laws In IoM
06/06/2008 Cayman To Further Develop Reinsurance Sector
06/06/2008 Guernsey's New Trust Law Makes Its Mark
05/06/2008 UAE Set To Introduce VAT
05/06/2008 HK SFC Chief Speaks At Sixth Asia Pacific Trading Summit
05/06/2008 Turkish Cypriots Permitted To Receive EU Aid
05/06/2008 Bahrain Records Record Financial Sector Growth
04/06/2008 ISE Admits Collins Stewart Europe As New Trading Member
04/06/2008 ICAI Seeks To Dispel Lisbon Treaty 'Myths'
04/06/2008 Paulson Speaks Before US-UAE Business Council
04/06/2008 SADC Telecoms And IT Ministers Meet In Mauritius
04/06/2008 India Signs DTAA With Luxembourg
03/06/2008 Key US Treasury Official To Give Isle Of Man Lecture
03/06/2008 Swiss Patent Publication Procedure Goes Fully Electronic
03/06/2008 Cayman Islands To Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Laws
03/06/2008 Hong Kong The Place To Be, Financial Secretary Announces
02/06/2008 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Switzerland
02/06/2008 Bahamas 2008 Budget Announced
02/06/2008 Jersey Finance To Highlight Leading Role In Private Client And Trust Work
02/06/2008 Ireland Implements EU Cross Borders Mergers Directive
30/05/2008 Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Lose Fight To Shield Assets From Creditors
30/05/2008 Hong Kong's Regional HQs Grow 50% In A Decade
30/05/2008 Reformed EU A 'Tremendous Opportunity' For Ireland, Says AmCham
30/05/2008 Switzerland And South Africa Kick Off High Level Consultations
30/05/2008 DFSA Enters Into MoU With South African Counterpart
29/05/2008 McGuinness Visits Brazil To Discuss FDI
29/05/2008 Guernsey Bank Deposits Continue To Grow
29/05/2008 McCreevy Speaks On Private Copying Levies
29/05/2008 First MEFX To Take Place In June
29/05/2008 Non-Executive Directors Elected At Jersey Finance AGM
29/05/2008 Hong Kong Approves Aviation Fuel Surcharge Hikes
29/05/2008 Cowen Discusses Business Relations Between US And Ireland
29/05/2008 Switzerland And Luxembourg To Stand Firm Against EU Over Savings Tax
28/05/2008 Hong Kong And Dubai Boost Cooperation Over Islamic Finance
28/05/2008 Irish Revenue Announces New Bank Disclosure Scheme
27/05/2008 Hong Kong And Japan Sign Legal Assistance Pact
27/05/2008 Turkey And Switzerland Discuss Economic Issues, Sign DTA
27/05/2008 Guernsey FSC To Fast Track Fund Licence Applications
27/05/2008 ICAI To Host Financial Reporting Of Pensions Event
26/05/2008 Swiss Government Appoints Super Regulator's Executive Board
26/05/2008 Hong Kong Rejects Fund For Airline Wind-Ups
26/05/2008 CIMA Helps Evaluate BVI's AML Regime
23/05/2008 Dubai And Cyprus Sign Regulatory Agreement
23/05/2008 Irish Revenue Unveils New Interest Reporting Regulations
23/05/2008 Jersey To Adopt GAAP Accounting Standards
22/05/2008 Dubai Group Launches World's Largest Reinsurance Firm
22/05/2008 First Unregulated Eligible Investor Fund Created In Jersey
22/05/2008 NZ Treasury To Coordinate Quality Of Regulation Across Government
21/05/2008 Cook Islands Leads In Controlling Corruption
21/05/2008 Major Study Completed on future of Jersey’s Finance Industry
20/05/2008 Securities Sector Legislative Developments Announced In Bahamas
19/05/2008 New Guernsey Trust Law Takes Centre Stage
19/05/2008 Industrial Bank Of Korea Upgrades Banking Licence In Hong Kong
16/05/2008 New WIPO Director General Named
16/05/2008 EPA Between EU And Caribbean To Be Signed In July
15/05/2008 Sixth Round Of Negotiations To Take Place On Japan-Switzerland EPA
15/05/2008 New Irish Finance Minister Speaks At EU-American Chamber Of Commerce
15/05/2008 Hong Kong Showcases Islamic Finance In Middle East
14/05/2008 Belize Hosts Aviation Workshop
14/05/2008 Hong Kong SFC Proposes To Relax Fund Disclosure Rules
14/05/2008 Carey Olsen Named Chambers' Offshore Law Firm Of The Year
14/05/2008 IoM Cash Declaration Laws To Come Into Force
14/05/2008 DFSA Issues Consumer Alert On Internet Investment Scam
14/05/2008 Economic Committee Between Switzerland And South Africa Launched
14/05/2008 Grenadian Finance Minister Appeals Capital Bank Court Ruling
13/05/2008 EU Clarifies Airport Slot Rules
12/05/2008 Bermuda And BVI Cooperate In Mutual Fund Fraud
12/05/2008 Irish Government Re-Appoints Companies Law Group
12/05/2008 New Policy Council Elected In Guernsey
09/05/2008 New Public Audit Office Act Announced For Cook Islands
09/05/2008 HK's Chief Secretary Calls For Closer Ties Between Hong Kong And European Union
08/05/2008 EU And Liechtenstein Make Progress On Anti-Fraud Agreement
08/05/2008 IoM Launches Consultation On Financial Regulation Of Charities
08/05/2008 Leading Private Equity Figure Endorses Guernsey
08/05/2008 Hong Kong Seeks Views On New Competition Law
07/05/2008 EU Takes Action Against Several Member States Over Dividend Taxation
07/05/2008 HKEx To Develop GEM As Second Board
07/05/2008 CIMA Implements New Rules For Retail Funds
06/05/2008 Concerns Expressed In Mauritius Over Entry Of Foreign Lawyers
06/05/2008 Labuan Establishes New Promotional Company
06/05/2008 Hong Kong SFC Obtains Worldwide Injunction In Insider Dealing Probe
06/05/2008 Hong Kong Tax Revenues Surpass HKD200bn
06/05/2008 Isle Of Man Aircraft Register Celebrates First Birthday
06/05/2008 IP Co-Operation Continues Between Hong Kong, Shenzen
05/05/2008 Leading Fund Administrator Opens Guernsey Office
05/05/2008 RP Hedge Fund Lists On BISX
02/05/2008 Cowen Announces New Appointments At Central Bank And Financial Services Authority
02/05/2008 DFSA Hosts Legal Think Tank
02/05/2008 Australia Takes Action Against Tax Evasion In Vanuatu
02/05/2008 CIDA To Support Governance And Accountability Project In Antigua And Barbuda
02/05/2008 Government Of Mauritius Responds To Third Trade Policy Review By WTO
01/05/2008 UBM Opts To Pay Tax In Ireland
01/05/2008 UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry
01/05/2008 Luxembourg Hedge Fund Guide Published
01/05/2008 Prince Albert Of Monaco Meets With French President
30/04/2008 OECD Welcomes Tax Information Exchange Agreements
30/04/2008 EC Announces Counterfeiting And Piracy Conference
30/04/2008 LOFSA Issues 2007 Annual Report
30/04/2008 Commonwealth Assistance To Boost Competitiveness Of Belize
29/04/2008 Antigua And Barbuda Signs Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty With Ukraine
29/04/2008 USTR Publishes Special 301 Report
29/04/2008 IoM Government Publishes Industry Comments On CAROL Project
29/04/2008 Murphy Statement Reaffirms Government’s Position, Gibraltar Authorities Argue
29/04/2008 CARB Publishes Annual Report
28/04/2008 Central Bank Of Malta Releases Annual Report 2007
28/04/2008 IoM Signs Tax Cooperation Agreements With Ireland
28/04/2008 Switzerland Amends Patent Law
28/04/2008 India And UAE Sign MoU On Revised Air Services
25/04/2008 Progress Of Financial Services Bill 2008 Announced in IoM
25/04/2008 WTO Comments On Mauritian Trade Reforms
25/04/2008 Jersey LLP Review Launches
24/04/2008 Changes To Financial Services Legislation In Cayman Islands
24/04/2008 Andorra's Foreign Minister Visits Switzerland
24/04/2008 Belize To Enhance Competitiveness Of SME's
23/04/2008 Changeover To Euro In Cyprus And Malta Smooth, Says EC
23/04/2008 European Parliament Scrutinising Cross Border Financial Services
23/04/2008 Guernsey's Inheritance Law Reforms To Come Into Force In Early May
22/04/2008 States Give Progress Report On Strategic Plan Objectives
22/04/2008 Switzerland And Japan To Share Confiscated Assets On Conclusion Of Money Laundering Case
21/04/2008 Hong Kong To Review Code On Unit Trusts And Mutual Funds
21/04/2008 IoM Government Consults On Review Of Gambling Duties
21/04/2008 Nevis Passes Property Tax Legislation
21/04/2008 Gibraltar FSC Appoints New Head Of Insurance
18/04/2008 Bermuda's Insurance Market Performing Well, Says BMA
18/04/2008 OECD Publishes Economic Survey Of Ireland
18/04/2008 Jersey's Fiscal Policy Panel Presents Preliminary Report
17/04/2008 Views Sought On Copyright Protection Proposals In HK
16/04/2008 M And S Tastes Final Victory In Teacake Tax Battle
16/04/2008 Guernsey 'Instrumental' In Ogier's Hedge Fund Award
16/04/2008 Monaco Discusses Financial Regulation
16/04/2008 Green Agenda Essential To Economic Success In HK, Says Tsang
16/04/2008 Bahamas And Chile To Strengthen Economic Ties
16/04/2008 CIMA Appoints New Deputy Head Of Banking
16/04/2008 Mauritius FSC Chief Stresses Importance Of Synergy
15/04/2008 Conclusions Of IMF Staff Mission To Grenada Published
15/04/2008 DIFC Appoints New Managing Director
15/04/2008 Netherlands Antilles And United Arab Emirates To Begin DTA Talks Next Month
15/04/2008 EU Proposes Amendments To Green Line Regulation In Cyprus
15/04/2008 Bahamas Launches Electronic ID Cards
14/04/2008 Malta Initials Double Tax Treaty WIth US
11/04/2008 Mourant In Unregulated Funds First
11/04/2008 St Kitts And Nevis Government To Improve Offshore Regulation
11/04/2008 HK's SFC To Review Regulations
11/04/2008 SEC Successful In Stopping Severance Payment To CEO Fraudster
11/04/2008 HK And NZ Sign Customs Pact
10/04/2008 EU And Switzerland Remain Poles Apart In Tax Dispute
10/04/2008 Telecoms Firm To Establish HQ In Nevis
10/04/2008 Guernsey Provides Detail On Cash Control Law
10/04/2008 Jersey Publishes Responses To Consultation On Non-Profit Organisations
10/04/2008 Proposals For Offshore District Submitted To Monaco Government
09/04/2008 UK IP Office Outlines Programme For World Intellectual Property Day
09/04/2008 Nordic Retailer Opens Regional HQ In Hong Kong
09/04/2008 Liechtenstein Denies Eta Accounts Claim
09/04/2008 MPF Move Will Boost Market Competition In Hong Kong
08/04/2008 Russia Charges UK Hedge Fund Manager With Tax Evasion
08/04/2008 HK's Justice Secretary Visits Shanghai
08/04/2008 Hong Kong And Indonesia Sign Legal Assistance Pact
07/04/2008 Dubai And Hong Kong Sign Islamic Finance Agreement
07/04/2008 Cowen Waiting In Wings To Assume Irish Leadership
07/04/2008 Qatar Ratifies Seychelles Double Tax Agreement
07/04/2008 Isle Of Man 'Capitive Domicile Of Choice' For Vaultex UK
04/04/2008 Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting
04/04/2008 Switzerland Sees Sharp Rise In Money Laundering Reports
04/04/2008 CIFSA Announces Record Membership
04/04/2008 Views Sought On Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Rewrite
04/04/2008 Swiss State Secretary Michael Ambühl Visits Brazil And Chile
03/04/2008 Gibraltar FSC Issues Banking Consumer Guide
03/04/2008 Customs Department And Mauritius Freight Forwarders Association Sign MoU
03/04/2008 Hong Kong SFC Tackles 'Grey Market' Abuse
03/04/2008 EU And US Adopt Joint Roadmap On Secure Trade
03/04/2008 EPO Granting Fewer Patents, Despite More Applications
03/04/2008 Bertie Ahern Resigns As Irish Prime Minister
02/04/2008 WIPO Member States Adopt 2008/09 Program and Budget
02/04/2008 Open Skies Agreement To Shake Up Transatlantic Aviation Market
02/04/2008 Liechtenstein Freezes Suspected Terrorist Accounts
02/04/2008 Mauritius Adheres To Hague Securities Convention
02/04/2008 IoM Announces Increase In Company Registry Fees
02/04/2008 Irish Finance Minister Comments On Brother's Inclusion In Defaulters List
01/04/2008 BVI Government Delegation On Dubai Fact-Finding Mission
01/04/2008 Schengen Area Extended To Airports
01/04/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Launches Clearing And Settlement System
01/04/2008 Digicel Welcomes Cayman Court Of Appeal Decision
01/04/2008 Consultation On Electoral Reform To Start In May, Mauritian PM Reveals
01/04/2008 Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux Joins The DIFC
31/03/2008 Barbadians Urged To Protect Their IP Rights
31/03/2008 OECD Urges Luxembourg To Tighten Foreign Bribery Laws
31/03/2008 Non-Profit Organisations Invited To Meeting On Draft NPO Law
28/03/2008 Ingraham And Bush Meet For Bilateral Talks
28/03/2008 Guangdong And Hong Kong Host IP Seminar
27/03/2008 Tax Agreement Between Malta And Singapore Comes Into Force
27/03/2008 Confederation To Receive CHF63.67mn For Its Earlier Share In Swiss
27/03/2008 HK Company Law Upgrade Proposals Modified
27/03/2008 Grenada Government Provides Details On New Investment Agreement
26/03/2008 Khazanah's 3rd Exchangeable Sukuk Lists On LFX
26/03/2008 Gibraltar Government Announces Commencement Date Of 2008 Housing Act
26/03/2008 Revenue Commission Clarifies Tax Treatment Of Penalties Involving Deceased Taxpayers
26/03/2008 Cayman's Economic Resilience Recognised By Moody's
26/03/2008 Economic Growth Key To Reducing Poverty In SADC Region
25/03/2008 HKMA Grants Licence To ING Asia Private Bank
25/03/2008 New Companies Act Boosts Business In The BVI
25/03/2008 ACE To Redomicile In Switzerland
25/03/2008 LOFSA Wins HSBC's 'Best Ideas Award' For Incorporation System
25/03/2008 Central Bank Of Belize Demands Money Back From Belize Bank
25/03/2008 Costa Rica And US Settle Gaming Dispute
24/03/2008 Antigua And Barbuda To Benefit From Cooperation With Milan
24/03/2008 DIFC To Issue Preferential Credit Regulations
24/03/2008 Jersey/Netherlands Tax Information Exchange Agreement Enters Into Force
21/03/2008 European Business Group Calls For Simplified Patent Application Process
21/03/2008 Russian Foreign Ministry Report 'Positive' On Cyprus
21/03/2008 Vietnam And Ireland Sign DTA
21/03/2008 Luxembourg Introduces New Specialised Investment Funds
21/03/2008 CDB To Host 'Global Imbalances And Caribbean Development' Roundtable
20/03/2008 Gibraltar Government Denounces Spanish Slur
20/03/2008 Carlyle Capital Corp To File For Compulsory Winding Up In Guernsey
20/03/2008 Imagine Jersey 2035 Final Report Published
20/03/2008 IMF Publishes Conclusions Of Article IV Consultation With Switzerland
19/03/2008 Liechtenstein FIU Releases Annual Report
19/03/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exhange Moves Ahead With Sukuk Issues
19/03/2008 World Bank Approves Grant To Improve Local Business Environment In Grenada
19/03/2008 Guernsey Introduces New Trust Legislation
18/03/2008 Cayman Regulator Implements Agreement With UK Counterpart
18/03/2008 Complications In Tax Relations Between India And Mauritius Continue To Build
18/03/2008 Spain Wants OECD To Blacklist Gibraltar, Report Claims
18/03/2008 HKMA Recognised As Leading Asian Banking Regulator
17/03/2008 Bush Announces Talks With Caribbean Leaders
17/03/2008 BVI FSC Releases New AML Code Of Practice
17/03/2008 Liechtenstein Issues Arrest Warrant For Tax Leak Suspect
14/03/2008 ECSRC Emphasises Investment Licensing Requirements
14/03/2008 Liechtenstein Adopts Tax Reform Road Map
14/03/2008 Hong Kong's IPD Hosts Open Day
14/03/2008 Isle Of Man Ratifies Nordic Tax Agreements
13/03/2008 Panama And Mexico Pursuing Free Trade Deal
13/03/2008 BVI Welcomes Inclusion On List Of Global Financial Centres
13/03/2008 Hong Kong's World Ports Summit Concludes
13/03/2008 IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation With Costa Rica
12/03/2008 Hedge Fund Rapped By Swiss Regulator For Disclosure Irregularities
12/03/2008 Swiss Bankers Condemn German Government In Tax Probe
12/03/2008 O'Neal Announces 2008 BVI Government Budget
12/03/2008 Two More Senior Hires For Mourant In Cayman
12/03/2008 Jersey Remote Gambling Disaster Recovery Regulations In Force
11/03/2008 Canada Negotiates Open Skies Agreement With Barbados
11/03/2008 MoU To Boost Corporate Governance In UAE
11/03/2008 Caricom Leader Urges Members To Complete Single Market Reforms
10/03/2008 DIFX Announces New Directors Following NASDAQ OMX Deal
10/03/2008 Carey Olsen Advises On Major Equity-Linked Bond
10/03/2008 CIMA Implements Information Exchange Agreement With Washington State
10/03/2008 Law Changes Widen Business And Corporate Appeal Of Jersey
07/03/2008 Luxembourg Taken To Task Over Employment Laws
07/03/2008 Liechtenstein Receives Qualified Praise From IMF
07/03/2008 PartyGaming Remains In Talks With US
06/03/2008 US Judge Reverses Wikileaks Ruling
06/03/2008 HK And Huizhou Promote Investment Opportunities To Singapore Investors
06/03/2008 Mourant Expands Cayman Private Wealth Business
05/03/2008 US Congressional Investigators Arrive In The Cayman Islands
05/03/2008 New SVG IBC Act Gets Royal Assent
05/03/2008 HK Tax System Favourable For Luxembourg Companies
05/03/2008 CISR To Host Seminar On Advantages Of Cayman Registration
05/03/2008 Funds Lead The Way In Jersey
05/03/2008 Nevis Passes New Legislation For Investment Promotion
04/03/2008 Taoiseach Meets Polish Prime Minister Tusk
03/03/2008 World Bank Approves Development Policy Loan For Mauritius
03/03/2008 Liechtenstein Signs Schengen/Dublin Agreement
29/02/2008 New President Of The Republic Of Cyprus Is Sworn In
29/02/2008 Monaco To Cooperate With Germany On Tax
29/02/2008 HK's Fiscal Measures Won't Boost Inflation
29/02/2008 Costa Rica Given More Time To Sign Up To CAFTA-DR
29/02/2008 Bahamian Mid-Year Budget Report Published
28/02/2008 Andorra To Open Economy To Foreign Investment
28/02/2008 HK's Financial Secretary Unveils Tax Cuts And Concessions In Budget
27/02/2008 Mourant du Feu and Jeune Hires Two Partners
27/02/2008 Levin To Probe US Citizens' Liechtenstein Accounts
27/02/2008 Jersey Tax Comptroller Warns Businesses To Get Ready For GST
27/02/2008 Guarantee Raised For Hong Kong SME Fund Schemes
27/02/2008 DIFC Releases Exempt Company Regulations
26/02/2008 IMF Comments On Staff Mission To Vanuatu
26/02/2008 UK Tax Authority Paid For Liechtenstein Bank Data
26/02/2008 Deutsche Bank Establishes Research Facility In DIFC
26/02/2008 German Bank Set To Sue UBS Over Sub-Prime Linked Investments
26/02/2008 Swiss Voters Narrowly Accept Tax Cut Proposals
26/02/2008 CIFSA Highlights Strength Of Cayman AML Regime
26/02/2008 Funds Under Management Reach New High For Guernsey
25/02/2008 New Maritime Bill Passed In Cook Islands
25/02/2008 Central Bank Of Malta Issues Fourth Quarterly Review For 2007
25/02/2008 SECO Examines Burden Imposed By Government Inspections In Switzerland
25/02/2008 Nevis To Maintain High Standards In Offshore Sector
25/02/2008 Offshore Reforms Must Not Compromise Privacy, Liechtenstein Prince Insists
22/02/2008 Tax Disclosures In Germany Highlight Broader Challenges, Says OECD
22/02/2008 Scotiabank Invests In Barbados Private Bank
22/02/2008 St Kitts And Nevis Financial Action Task Force Reconvenes
22/02/2008 Guernsey Firm Wins New Private Equity Award
22/02/2008 29.5m Gross Tons Of Merchant Ships Break Maltese Maritime Record
22/02/2008 Lamy Celebrates Benefits Of Opening Trade In Telecoms
22/02/2008 Italian Financial Police Seek Assistance From Andorran Authorities
21/02/2008 Liechtenstein Prince Hits Back At German 'Attack'
21/02/2008 Whistleblower Website Shutdown By US Court
21/02/2008 Commission Assesses Stability Programmes Of Ireland, Greece And Spain
21/02/2008 Date Set For Introduction Of New Guernsey Trusts Law
21/02/2008 Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board Announces Three Year Strategic Plan
20/02/2008 DIFC To Enhance Arbitration Law
20/02/2008 Hong Kong Government Welcomes SFC Review Of Stock Exchange
20/02/2008 Jersey Launches Two New Fund Categories
20/02/2008 Guernsey Finance Delegation To Visit China In March
20/02/2008 Bahamas Ratifies International Maritime Labour Convention
19/02/2008 Liechtenstein At Centre Of Emerging German Tax Evasion Scandal
19/02/2008 Cox Announces 2008 Bermuda Budget
19/02/2008 Jersey Finance To Promote Island In UK Finance Centres
18/02/2008 New Guernsey Company Registry Fees Proposed
18/02/2008 Cowen Establishes Irish Commission On Taxation
18/02/2008 EU Adopts Recommendations To Open Negotiations For Short Stay Visa Waiver
18/02/2008 Channel Island Transport Links Being Studied
15/02/2008 NYSE Euronext And Luxembourg Exchange Cooperate On Corporate Debt Listings
15/02/2008 DIFC Establishes Institute of Directors
14/02/2008 MAC Capital Becomes Trading Member Of DIFX
14/02/2008 Isle Of Man Reports Captive Success For 2007
13/02/2008 Report Proposes Overhaul For Irish Film Tax Breaks
13/02/2008 US Reps Reintroduce Business Activity Tax Nexus Bill
13/02/2008 Ashcroft Under Pressure To Clarify Tax Residence
13/02/2008 Bahamas And The Netherlands To Strengthen Financial Services Ties
12/02/2008 CIMA Quarterly Report Shows Healthy Cayman Fund And Insurance Sectors
11/02/2008 Netherlands Antilles Announces Shift In Policy On Tax Treaties
11/02/2008 New Insurance Regulations Yield Immediate Result For IoM
11/02/2008 EFG Bank Receives Cypriot Banking Licence
11/02/2008 Bahamian E-Passport System Working Well, Minister Says
08/02/2008 Swiss Government Freezes More Duvalier Accounts
08/02/2008 CIMA Chief Urges Finance Sector To Up Its Game
08/02/2008 Hong Kong Banking Sector To Face Challenges
07/02/2008 Jersey Earns Top Place In Survey Of Leading London Professionals
07/02/2008 IMF Urges Bermuda To Tighten AML Regime
07/02/2008 USD3.3 Million In Emergency Assistance Approved For Dominica
06/02/2008 WIPO Anti-Counterfeiting Conference Launches
06/02/2008 Aruba Changes Tax Laws
06/02/2008 Switzerland Examines Future Of Finance Centre
06/02/2008 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Hong Kong
06/02/2008 Taoiseach Urges Support For EU Reform Treaty To Protect Economic Growth And Job Creation
06/02/2008 LOFSA Publishes Exposure Draft On Shariah Compliant Trusts
06/02/2008 US To Launch Joint Sectoral Negotiations With Four Countries
05/02/2008 Deutsche Bank Acquires HedgeWorks
05/02/2008 EC Launches Consultation On Boosting SME Growth
05/02/2008 HKEx Revises Suspension Policy
05/02/2008 PwC Strengthens Specialist Funds Capability In Channel Islands
04/02/2008 Hong Kong Government Rejects Group Loss Relief Proposals
04/02/2008 WTO Called Back To Umpire Internet Gaming Dispute
04/02/2008 London Agreement To Enter Into Force In May
04/02/2008 Bahamas PM Calls For Bipartisan Support For Financial Services
04/02/2008 Maltese Central Bank Governor Comments On Euro Adoption
01/02/2008 Jersey Unveils Proposed 'Shared Equity' Scheme For Islanders
01/02/2008 Mourant Expands Presence In Middle East
01/02/2008 Nath Calls For Greater Cooperation Between India And Mauritius
01/02/2008 Guernsey Launches New Fiduciary Development Forums
01/02/2008 Irish Finance Bill Contains Few Surprises, Says ICAI
31/01/2008 Varney Reviews Competitiveness Of Northern Ireland
31/01/2008 McCreevy Comments On Internationalisation Of Financial Markets
30/01/2008 Global Anti-Counterfeiting Congress To Meet In Dubai
30/01/2008 ICAI Develops New Products To Support Audit Professionals
30/01/2008 St Kitts And Nevis Shows Its Support For Taiwan
30/01/2008 EFTA To Launch Free Trade Talks With India
29/01/2008 Hong Kong And Kuwait Sign Trade Deal
29/01/2008 Cayman Customs Bill Postponed Until February
29/01/2008 Joint Channel Islands Sea Transport Policy Proposed
29/01/2008 DIFC Appoints New Court Judges
29/01/2008 Ireland Launches New Research And Development Grant Scheme
28/01/2008 Joint Swiss-US Panel Discusses Trade Liberalization
28/01/2008 International Bar Association opens office In DIFC
28/01/2008 David Wong Appointed To SFC Advisory Body
28/01/2008 Mauritius Explores Financial Centre Growth Opportunities
25/01/2008 Bahamas Ambassador To Washington Presents Credentials To President Bush
24/01/2008 ICANN Formalizes Relationship With Niue's ccTLD Manager
24/01/2008 Ahern Comments Further On Tax Certificate Debacle
24/01/2008 India Seeking FTAs With GCC, ASEAN Countries
24/01/2008 US Rate Cut May Stablise Markets, Says Yam
23/01/2008 Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs Issues Statement On Priority Claims
23/01/2008 EC Comments On Publication Of Roaming Regulation Report
23/01/2008 Financial Services Industry Meets In Retreat
23/01/2008 John Tsang Urges Investment Prudence
22/01/2008 Hong Kong Company Registrations Hit Record High
22/01/2008 Maples And Calder And Carey Olsen Announce New Channel Islands Cooperation
21/01/2008 Antigua And Barbuda Surprised At UK's White Listing Decision
21/01/2008 Jersey And India Seek To Strengthen Relationship
21/01/2008 Article IV Consultation With The Bahamas Concluded
21/01/2008 Business Registration Discount Gazetted In Hong Kong
18/01/2008 Barbadians Vote For Change
18/01/2008 HKMA Announces New Appointments
17/01/2008 Islamic Finance Development In Hong Kong Moving At 'Full Steam'
17/01/2008 European E-Gaming Industry Calls For EU Action Against German Ban
17/01/2008 EC To Probe Ireland's Tonnage Tax Proposals
17/01/2008 Merz Campaigns For Corporate Tax Breaks
16/01/2008 Hong Kong World's Freest Economy For Fourteenth Year Running
16/01/2008 CIMA Reports Continued Growth In Cayman Finance Industry
15/01/2008 Hong Kong Justice Secretary Opens 2008 Legal Year
15/01/2008 Conyers Dill and Pearman Launch Office In Moscow
15/01/2008 Cayman Government Consults On Constitutional Modernisation
14/01/2008 SVG Publishes New IBC Act
14/01/2008 Euro Coin Counterfeiting Figures For 2007 Released
14/01/2008 Hong Kong And Canada Sign Investment Promotion MoU
14/01/2008 Next Stage In Money Laundering Consultation Published In Jersey
11/01/2008 Immigration On The Agenda For Cayman Islands - Not!
10/01/2008 Gibraltar Government Welcomes Move On Competent Authorities
10/01/2008 Apex Group Sets Up Malta Funds Unit
09/01/2008 Kroll Opens Grenada Office
09/01/2008 Guernsey Lawmakers Discuss New Company Law
09/01/2008 Hong Kong And Japan Customs Sign Co-Operative Arrangement
08/01/2008 EU External Relations Commissioner Talks On Deepening Relations With India
08/01/2008 Arab Intellectual Property Forum Taking Place This Week
08/01/2008 Irish Prime Minister Faces Criticism Over Tax Issues
07/01/2008 EC Seeks To Boost Online Content Market, Protect IP
04/01/2008 European Patent Convention Enters Into Force in Two New Countries
04/01/2008 Boeing Announces Various Emerging Market Deals
04/01/2008 PwC Announces Channel Island Senior Partner Promotions
03/01/2008 Adoption Of Euro Becomes Final In Malta And Cyprus
03/01/2008 Air China Giant To Vote Against China Eastern Stake Sale To SIA
03/01/2008 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Sees Continued Listing Growth
03/01/2008 Digicel Awarded BVI Licence
02/01/2008 KPMG Europe Adds Swiss Operation
02/01/2008 Switzerland Provides EUR1.8 Million To Aid Malta
02/01/2008 India's New GST Intended To Simplify Sales Tax
02/01/2008 Canada Strengthens Anti-Money Laundering Laws

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