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Offshore E-Commerce News Headlines 2002
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31/12/2002 Bahamian Insurance Company Introduces Extranet
30/12/2002 IRS Not Ready To Announce Free E-Filing Criteria
30/12/2002 Madeira Waits For The 'Devil In The Details' Of New Aid Scheme
26/12/2002 PCCW Continues To Improve Balance Sheet
25/12/2002 We Wish You A Very Joyful Holiday
25/12/2002 Internet Travel Intermediary Attacked Over Tax Practices
24/12/2002 Hong Kong Listed Companies Still To Publish Paid Press Ads
20/12/2002 SWX To Take Over Virt-X Electronic Exchange
19/12/2002 Brave Experiment To Offer Irish Companies Outsourced E-Working
19/12/2002 States Will Begin To Ratify SSTP In The New Year
17/12/2002 Hong Kong Banks Encourage On-Line Business Services
16/12/2002 Offshore Banks In Guernsey Instal IDOM Software Package
13/12/2002 Hang Seng Bank To Offer On-Line Banking In China
12/12/2002 Surveys Predict Massive Outflow Of US IT Jobs
11/12/2002 Cable & Wireless Facing Unexpected £1.5 Billion Tax Bill
10/12/2002 Mauritius Offers Tax Breaks To Attract Indian Software Firms
09/12/2002 Consolidation Beckons In Hong Kong's Electronic Trade Management
05/12/2002 US Banks Fined For Failure To Archive E-Mails
05/12/2002 Microsoft Wins US Appeal On Huge Tax Deductions
03/12/2002 PCCW Continues To Cut Back, But Market Unimpressed
29/11/2002 Bermudian Government To Extend E-Filing Next Year
28/11/2002 Offshore Internet Casinos Losing Allies
26/11/2002 Panama Passes Internet Gaming Legislation
26/11/2002 Oceanic And DPM Launch New Joint Venture
22/11/2002 Bank Of Valletta Launches High-Tech Banking Services
22/11/2002 New Zealand Government Task Force Calls For ICT Tax Incentives
22/11/2002 Initiative Europe Launches Institutional Hedge Fund Guide
21/11/2002 Taxware Announces Integration Of Sales Tax Product With Supply Chain System
21/11/2002 Bahamas Minister Describes Government's E-Commerce Plans
19/11/2002 Hong Kong Plans Integrated Multi-Modal Digital Trading System
18/11/2002 Alderney Authorities Refute Suggestion That E-Betting Rules Are Too Strict
15/11/2002 US High-Tech Crime Wave Spreads To Ireland
14/11/2002 Barbadian Electronic Banking Report Reveals Lack Of Enthusiasm For E-Business
14/11/2002 SSTP Proposals Approved By 30 States
13/11/2002 CogentHedge Is Establishing A Free Analytical Hedge Fund Resource
13/11/2002 Tax Software Provider Announces Business Version
11/11/2002 Electronic Banking Guidelines Unveiled In Barbados
11/11/2002 China Telecom's IPO Finally A Done Deal
07/11/2002 RACSA Plans Panama Expansion
07/11/2002 UK Extends Gross Profit Taxation Scheme To Betting Exchanges
06/11/2002 China Telecom Launches Cut-Down IPO
05/11/2002 China Telecom To Re-Launch Aborted IPO
04/11/2002 Jersey Considers Shifting Back Office Facilities To DIFC
04/11/2002 Sportingbet In Profit At Operating Level After 3 Years
01/11/2002 Costa Rican Casinos Brace For Slot Machine Tax
01/11/2002 China Telecom IPO Postponed
01/11/2002 US Treasury Signs Free E-Filing Agreement
01/11/2002 Offshore E-Commerce Conference On St Kitts Next Week
29/10/2002 London Firm To Open Stock-Lending Information Site
29/10/2002 Ireland To Legislate For Flat-Rate Internet Access
28/10/2002 Bahamian Government Moves Ahead With Telecoms Privatisation
28/10/2002 New Tool Allows On-Line Analysis Of Hedge Fund Performance
24/10/2002 The US Threatens The Development Of Offshore E-Commerce
23/10/2002 Leach Anti-Internet-Gambling Bill Unlikely To Pass Congress
21/10/2002 BondsInAsia Forges Link With HKMA's CMU
18/10/2002 Malta Formulating New Licensing Regime For Online Gambling
17/10/2002 Costa Rica's Interim Tax Plan To Go Before Full National Assembly
17/10/2002 Cable & Wireless Launches Broadband In Guernsey
15/10/2002 ICT Ireland Calls For R&D Tax Breaks
15/10/2002 Second Barbadian ISP Accuses Cable & Wireless Of Unfair Trading
15/10/2002 Leading SSTP Figure Joins Taxware
14/10/2002 Costa Rican Gambling Industry Protests Planned Tax Hikes
14/10/2002 Congress Told That Internet Tobacco Sellers Flaunt Illegality
11/10/2002 Electronic Stock Trading Systems Proliferate In The US
10/10/2002 IRS Cleared Of Anti-Trust Threat In Tax E-Filing Project
08/10/2002 Book-Building Starts For China Telecom Hong Kong Issue
08/10/2002 Tax Is An Unavoidable Part Of International E-Commerce Solutions
07/10/2002 Virt-x Rethinks Expansion Plans
04/10/2002 MGM Mirage Launches On-Line Casino
03/10/2002 HSBC Is Given An On-Line Banking License In China
03/10/2002 US Congress Passes Anti-On-Line Gambling Bill
02/10/2002 Eurex To Launch ETF Derivatives In November
02/10/2002 C&W Accused Of Abusing Telecoms Monopoly In Barbados
02/10/2002 On-Line Gaming Association Adds New Program Members
01/10/2002 Guernsey Telecoms Denies Involvement In AOL Service Reduction Move
30/09/2002 Inland Revenue Tells People Not To Use Online Filing Service
30/09/2002 AOL May Lose VAT Exemption In The UK
30/09/2002 Isle Of Man E-Com Delegation Has Irish Success
27/09/2002 Online Gambling Group Says Industry Not Vulnerable To Money Laundering
25/09/2002 Apportioning E-Commerce Income For Tax Is Tricky
25/09/2002 Guernsey Telecoms Dismisses 1p Per Minute Broadband Charge Rumours
25/09/2002 US Initiative Against On-Line Gambling Has Its Limits
24/09/2002 Tobacco Company Hits Out At Tax-Free Internet Sites
23/09/2002 Tax Software Firm Benefits From UK Revenue's On-Line Travails
23/09/2002 US Consumer Groups Say Free Tax E-Filing Will Benefit Loan Sharks
23/09/2002 Cigarette Taxes Drive Internet Tobacco Sales Boom
20/09/2002 Ireland, Switzerland, And Luxembourg Compete To Host New .eu Domain
19/09/2002 HedgeWorld Opens On-Line Supermarket To US Investors
19/09/2002 Grenada-Based Telecoms Company To Locate Operations In Barbados
18/09/2002 Webb Under Pressure To Find Solution In CableVision Row
18/09/2002 Tesco Reports Success For Irish On-Line Grocery Service
13/09/2002 IBEC Issues Warning On EU-US Trade War
11/09/2002 Vodaphone Accepts Irish 3G License
10/09/2002 NZ Inland Revenue Launches 'E-Enablement' Plan For Small Businesses
10/09/2002 Take Your Seats For Round 1 Of Cablevision V The Bermudian Government
09/09/2002 Intuit Tightens Up On Licensing Of Tax Preparation Products
09/09/2002 IOM Will Present E-Commerce Assets To Irish E-Businesses
06/09/2002 Sales Tax Software Providers Amalgamate
04/09/2002 Gib Labour Party Calls For Policy Statement On Betting Industry
03/09/2002 PCCW Expected To Report Interim Loss After CSL Disposal
30/08/2002 MPs Warn Over Online Filing System In UK
30/08/2002 Citibank Extends Hedge Fund Offer To HINWIs
29/08/2002 Sportingbet Mulls Gibraltar Move
29/08/2002 JSE Boss Gives Thanks To Switzerland
28/08/2002 London IT Consultancy Buys On-Line Banking System
27/08/2002 Dublin Firm Wins US Gaming Contract
26/08/2002 HKEx May Take Stakes In International Stock Markets
23/08/2002 Hutchison Whampoa Beats Expectations, Still Goes For 3G
23/08/2002 Italy Urges EU To Offer Tax Breaks For Companies Building Fiber-Optic Networks
22/08/2002 PayPal Agrees To Ban On-Line Gambling Users
21/08/2002 US Retailers Up In Arms About EU Digital VAT Plan
20/08/2002 IoM's E-Commerce Director Dubs Irish Meetings A Success
20/08/2002 Wireless LANs Booming In Dublin
20/08/2002 Cyberport Looks To China For Tenants
19/08/2002 Online Filing Costs Four Times More In The UK
16/08/2002 Vodaphone Ducks 3G Licence Payment In Ireland
16/08/2002 Intuit A Rare E-Commerce Success Story
13/08/2002 US Internet Tobacco Sales Bypass Tax System
12/08/2002 Gibraltar Government Considers Next Move In Telecoms Dispute
09/08/2002 Tom.com Pleases With Reduced Loss
08/08/2002 Ireland Ranked Sixth In Entrepreneurship Survey
08/08/2002 MPs Attack Inland Revenue's Handling Of IT Contracts
06/08/2002 Barbados' Largest ISP To List In London
05/08/2002 Coral Betting Chain Bought In MBO
05/08/2002 Tennessee Court Reverses AOL Nexus Decision
02/08/2002 Merrill Lynch Says ETFs Are The Hot Investment Sector
02/08/2002 CyTA Accused Of Hindering Telecoms Liberalisation
02/08/2002 Jersey Telecoms Regulator Explores Mobile Options
01/08/2002 Sky To Introduce Interactive Services In Ireland This Year
01/08/2002 Inktomi Lands Major Contract With IRS
01/08/2002 US Treasury Offers Free E-Filing To 78m Taxpayers
31/07/2002 Freeserve Joins ISP Exodus To Madeira
30/07/2002 Cyprus Telecommunications Liberalisation? Don't Hold Your Breath
30/07/2002 US Treasury Clamps Down On Export Of Intellectual Property
24/07/2002 Virt-x Makes First Profit, Nears Trading Target
24/07/2002 Irish Bookie Powers Ahead
22/07/2002 Hong Kong May Offer Tax Incentives For Technology R&D Investment
19/07/2002 Hong Kong To Regulate Internet Cafes
18/07/2002 Hedge Fund Support Systems Supplier Opens Up In Hong Kong
17/07/2002 Inland Revenue's Online Filing Security Flaw Fixed
17/07/2002 Guernsey's Board Of Industry Says E-Business Sector Thriving
16/07/2002 UK Government Backs Down Over Satellite Tax Plans
16/07/2002 UK Accountants Are Not Using The Revenue's E-Filing System
16/07/2002 SSTP Runs Up Against Business Blockage
15/07/2002 RBSI Announces Channel Island Job Cuts
15/07/2002 Sportingbet To Provide Back Office For Sports.com
11/07/2002 Nasdaq Announces New Electronic Trading Platform
10/07/2002 EU's Digital VAT Scheme Full Of Problems
09/07/2002 New ISP May Crank Up Bermudian Internet Competition
08/07/2002 PwC Reveals That Irish Technology Investment Fell 31% In 2001
05/07/2002 Euroclear And CrestCo Form European Settler
03/07/2002 PCCW Will Make Further Non-Core Disposals
02/07/2002 Hong Kong And LSE Detail Alliance Plans
02/07/2002 IRS Makes Good Progress With E-Filing And Virus Protection
01/07/2002 Hong Kong SFC Eases On-Line Account Opening Procedure
28/06/2002 Eircom Under Pressure To Offer Broadband Connections
26/06/2002 Virt-x Failing In Its Aims, Says Report
25/06/2002 RBSI Wins Award For Payments System
25/06/2002 US States' Fiscal Problems Threaten Internet Tax Freedom
24/06/2002 HKEx Reaches Agreement With Banks Over Extended Trading Hours
21/06/2002 Dawn Primarolo Dismisses Criticism Of Online Tax Filing System
21/06/2002 Cayman Bankers Present E-Business Report To Government Advisory Board
21/06/2002 HKEx Will Launch ELIs With Simplified Rules
21/06/2002 Ireland Tops EU E-Government Survey
20/06/2002 Microsoft Takes Space In Cyberport
20/06/2002 Bank Of Bermuda Enhances Home Banking Service
19/06/2002 AIB And Bank Of Ireland To Merge IT Operations
19/06/2002 Citibank Agrees To Ban Credit Card Gaming
17/06/2002 US Congress Stymied Over Net Gambling Bill
17/06/2002 New EU VAT Scheme Is Highly Problematic
14/06/2002 AOL's Broadband Offering Not Liable For VAT
13/06/2002 Cyprus Minister Sets Out Liberalisation Programme
12/06/2002 HKT Under Attack Again By Telephone Competitors
11/06/2002 Malta And Cyprus Powering Ahead In Telecommunications, Says Report
11/06/2002 Irish Technology Sector Calls For Appointment Of E-Business Minister
10/06/2002 Senators Ask Bush To Stop IRS Taxing Stock Options
07/06/2002 Madeira Well-Placed To Use Electronic Invoicing Law
06/06/2002 Hong Kong Progresses On-Line Trading Structure
05/06/2002 Cayman Islands Telecommunications Regulator Is Born
05/06/2002 OECS Signs Telecoms Deal With Cable & Wireless
05/06/2002 E*Trade Reduces US Trading Commissions
31/05/2002 Heritage Foundation Condemns Online Sales Tax Plans
31/05/2002 HKeX Chairman Apologises For Trading System Outage
31/05/2002 Hong Kong Bans Offshore Betting From Today
30/05/2002 Online Gambling Company Warns Over Manx E-Commerce
30/05/2002 Microsoft To Add Jobs In Ireland
29/05/2002 Digger Driver Blacks Out Hong Kong's Futures Market
29/05/2002 IRS Web-Site Now Offers Tax Refund Information
28/05/2002 SEC Chief Threatens Hedge Funds With Regulation
23/05/2002 European Clearing Still Just A Dream
23/05/2002 Dell To Cut Jobs At Irish Facility
22/05/2002 Irish IT Body Renews Pleas On Corporate Tax Rates
21/05/2002 HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Fold On-Line JV
17/05/2002 Gerrard Bank Wins Offshore Award For On-Line Service
15/05/2002 Irish Company Sends Free Drinks By SMS
14/05/2002 South African Government Mulls Tax Incentives To Boost R&D
14/05/2002 Sportingbet Wants To Pay US Taxes
13/05/2002 UK Government Will Compel Citizens To E-File For Taxes
10/05/2002 Barbados Popular With US Companies, Says Report
09/05/2002 US Digital Industry Unhappy Over EU VAT Plans
08/05/2002 European Union Endorses E-Commerce Tax
07/05/2002 SSTP Makes Progress In The US
06/05/2002 Hong Kong On-Line Stationery Supplier Is Successful
03/05/2002 Hong Kong Ready To Ban Offshore Betting
02/05/2002 Irish Newspaper Site Will Join FT In Charging For Content
02/05/2002 Hong Kong Bond Trading Portals Merge
01/05/2002 EU Proposes VAT Changes For Travel Industry
30/04/2002 Manx Telecom To Slash Broadband Costs
26/04/2002 Oracle Puts Off Cyberport Occupation
25/04/2002 Eircom Unveils Broadband DSL Prices For Consumers
22/04/2002 Report Says VAT Costly For UK Taxpayers
19/04/2002 Eircom Reaches Resolution With Telecoms Regulator Over Broadband Roll-Out
18/04/2002 Survey Shows Internet Helps Hedge Fund Investors
15/04/2002 Jersey-Based Entrepreneur Expresses E-Commerce Concerns
15/04/2002 Today Is Tax Filing Day In The US
11/04/2002 Seychelles Government Launches Official Portal
11/04/2002 Telecommunications Competition Nears In Cyprus
08/04/2002 Cyberport Opens With Three Tenants
05/04/2002 Canada Finding It Difficult To Tax E-Commerce
05/04/2002 Price War Among Hong Kong Brokers Continues
02/04/2002 British Broadband Providers Decamp To Madeira
02/04/2002 Last Minute Rush Expected For Tax E-Filings In US
29/03/2002 Hutchison Whampoa To Gain Irish 3G License
28/03/2002 HKEx Takes Stake In Bond Trading Portal
27/03/2002 Bank Of China Buys Hong Kong E-Broker
26/03/2002 Barbados' E-commerce Readiness Thrown Into Doubt By New Survey
25/03/2002 MCA To Act As Catalyst For E-Commerce Development In Malta
25/03/2002 Virt-x, SWX To Launch Exchange Traded Funds
22/03/2002 Irish 'Honeynet' Seeks To Attract Cyber-Hackers
21/03/2002 PCCW Turns The Corner
20/03/2002 High Tech Sector In Ireland Warns Against EU Tax Harmonisation
20/03/2002 E*Trade Meets HKMA To Discuss Online Banking Expansion
19/03/2002 Guernsey Fund Administrators Warned To Adapt To New Technology
18/03/2002 Jersey To Establish E-Commerce Advisory Group
18/03/2002 Cyprus Government Unveils E-Commerce Strategy
14/03/2002 Dubai E-Government Initiative To Target UAE Expats
14/03/2002 Technical Problems Delay Irish Tax Refunds
14/03/2002 US On-Line Gaming Ban Getting Closer
13/03/2002 Bermuda Opposition Criticizes Government Over E-Commerce
12/03/2002 IRS Wants Free Access To Tax E-Filing
11/03/2002 EC Launches Corporate Tax Debate Website
11/03/2002 Freeserve Applies For Judicial Review Of AOL's VAT Exemption
08/03/2002 Eagle Develops Hedge Fund Tax Reporting Software
07/03/2002 Schwab Mulls Online Banking Offering In US
07/03/2002 IRS Reinforces Back-Up Systems In Wake Of September 11
06/03/2002 Ireland Must Move Fast To Become E-Commerce Hub
05/03/2002 EU Digital VAT Plans Dubbed 'Tax Dodgers' Charter'
05/03/2002 E*Trade To Offer Online Banking In Hong Kong
05/03/2002 Dublin Will Bid To Operate New .eu Domain
05/03/2002 IRS Advances Plans For E-Filing Of Business Tax Forms
04/03/2002 Dubai Elaborates On New Regulatory Structure
01/03/2002 Rivals Say PCCW Is Obstructing Telecoms Liberalisation
28/02/2002 SingTel Asks For Group Taxation Reforms
27/02/2002 Betdaq To Launch UK-Based Service
26/02/2002 Egg Announces European Expansion
25/02/2002 Private Sector Should Take The Lead In Barbados' E-Commerce Drive
25/02/2002 Freeserve Gears Up For Court Battle Over VAT
25/02/2002 IRS Lists 25 On-Line Tax Preparation Services
22/02/2002 Honk Kong's Tradelink To Float In September
21/02/2002 Report Claims Huge Potential For E-Commerce Development In The Seychelles
20/02/2002 Mauritius Forges Ahead With Cyber City Drive
19/02/2002 Dubai Launches New Financial Gateway
18/02/2002 UK Inland Revenue Finally Ditches Mrs Doyle
15/02/2002 Gulf Banks Blame Customers For Slow Online Banking Growth
15/02/2002 IRS Not Saving Money From Electronic Tax Filing Blizzard
15/02/2002 Swisscom To Give Back Cash To Shareholders
14/02/2002 Bermuda Unveils Digital Certification Regime
13/02/2002 Cyprus Electricity Authority Wants To Compete In Telecoms
12/02/2002 EU Dismisses US Concerns Over Online VAT Plans
11/02/2002 E*Trade Diversification Pays Off
07/02/2002 Ireland In World Top Twenty Networked Countries
06/02/2002 Korea To Impose Tax On E-Commerce
06/02/2002 Australia Joins Money Laundering Crackdown
06/02/2002 Liechtenstein Government Launches New Online Portal
05/02/2002 UK Banks Lose Out As Rich Clients Seek To Minimise Taxes
05/02/2002 Electronic Tax Filing Powers Ahead In US
05/02/2002 WealthTouch Offers Tax Advice To Clients
04/02/2002 ATO Warns Over Internet Marketing Tax Scheme
01/02/2002 Bush Gives Boost To Online Tax Filing
01/02/2002 Bahamas Business Sector Gets Behind E-Commerce
01/02/2002 Dublin-Based Parthus Bucks Semiconductor Trend
31/01/2002 India To Debut Online Tax Service
30/01/2002 UK Opposition Warns Over E-Business Threat To Revenue
30/01/2002 US Tech Sector Puts Pressure On Senate Over Tax Breaks
30/01/2002 Sportingbet To Make First Profit
29/01/2002 Global Crossing Files For Chapter 11
28/01/2002 Isle Of Man Issues Fifth Gaming Licence
25/01/2002 Swiss To Open Portal For Foreign Companies To Tender
25/01/2002 Al Gore Opens Dubai Technology Event
25/01/2002 Baltimore Sells Content For Thirtieth Of What It Paid
24/01/2002 Misys To Provide Full E-Trading To UK IFA Sector
23/01/2002 Reech Launches New Risk Management Engine
23/01/2002 CSFB Will Adopt New IPO Procedures
23/01/2002 Big Banks Fight Back At Deutsche Borse's Clearstream Dream
22/01/2002 New ISP Launches Broadband Service In Grand Bahama
18/01/2002 Private Bank Introduces On-Line Account Monitor
16/01/2002 European Online Banks Need To Innovate, Says Study
16/01/2002 PCCW Issues Bonds To Intel
15/01/2002 US Hedge Funds Will Be Allowed To Advertise
11/01/2002 Experts Warn Over Tech Stocks
10/01/2002 Ireland Tops International Globalisation Index
10/01/2002 Korea To Offer Tax Breaks To Foreign High Tech Investors
10/01/2002 DBS TD Waterhouse Launches Online Trading Service In Hong Kong
10/01/2002 Third Party Firm Helps US Collect Tax Revenues
09/01/2002 EC Plans Online Solution For Tax Fraud
08/01/2002 Consumer Activist Accuses Microsoft Of Avoiding Taxes
04/01/2002 Eastern Caribbean Stock Market Thriving
04/01/2002 US Firm Offers International Tax Planning Software
04/01/2002 PCCW Cuts 400 Jobs In London
04/01/2002 IRS Slaps Down Tax Preparers' Anthrax Scare Story

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