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30/12/2005 Tax Competition Heats Up In Switzerland
30/12/2005 Some Bermudian Funds To Gain Exemption From Swiss Disclosure Rules
30/12/2005 European Governments Urge Money Laundering Crackdown In UAE
30/12/2005 UAE Presents No-Deficit Budget For 2006
29/12/2005 Mauritius' Banks Can Oil Engine Of New Economy, Says Minister
29/12/2005 Turkey Digs Heels In Over Cypriot-Flagged Ships
28/12/2005 Gibraltar, UK, Agree Investment Services Passporting
28/12/2005 Lightly-Taxed EU Countries Top GDP Rankings
28/12/2005 Austrian EU Presidency To Tackle VAT Fraud
27/12/2005 2005 Set To Be Another Record Year For Cayman Hedge Funds
27/12/2005 Malta Licences Its Two Largest Hedge Funds To Date
27/12/2005 Swisscom Permitted To Make Foreign Acquisitions, Says Government
26/12/2005 Good Growth Continues In Panama
26/12/2005 Liechtenstein Conference To Discuss Future Of Financial Markets
26/12/2005 United States To Implement CAFTA In January 2006
23/12/2005 UK And Gibraltar Reach Withholding Tax Deal
23/12/2005 Pro-Democracy Members Vote Down Tsang's Hong Kong Political Reform Package
21/12/2005 Microsoft Subsidiary Is Ireland's Most Profitable Firm
21/12/2005 Hong Kong Sees 19% Surge In Inward Direct Investment
20/12/2005 Irish Courts Accused Of Favouring Wealthy In Tax Evasion Cases
20/12/2005 BVI On Course To Introduce Business Companies Act In January
20/12/2005 Deiss Signs Free Trade Deal With South Korea On Behalf Of EFTA
19/12/2005 Guernsey Freezes Income Tax Allowances In 2006 Budget
19/12/2005 US Congressional Delegation Promotes CAFTA In Costa Rica
19/12/2005 European Parliament Approves Data Retention Directive
19/12/2005 EU Budget Will Support 10 New Members
16/12/2005 Tax Increases In St Kitts And Nevis Budget
16/12/2005 Mauritius Signs Investment Agreements With Belgium And Luxembourg
16/12/2005 Switzerland Defends Corporate Tax System In Brussels
15/12/2005 Google Announces Plan To Expand Irish Headquarters
15/12/2005 Low Tax Countries To Buck Trend Of Slowing European Second Home Market
15/12/2005 Liechtenstein Hands Back Saddam's Plane To Iraqi People
14/12/2005 CARICOM Single Market To Start In January
14/12/2005 Cypriot Economy On Course For 4% Growth In 2005
14/12/2005 Jersey Finance Cultivates Dubai Connections
13/12/2005 Swiss Canton Votes To Attract Business With Tax Cuts
13/12/2005 Concerns Raised Over Conflicts Of Interest In Ireland
13/12/2005 Bahamas Finalising Private Trust Companies Legislation
13/12/2005 Guernsey To Delay Discussions On New Tax Regime
13/12/2005 Cayman Islands Press EU For Level Playing Field
13/12/2005 Jersey Banking Sector Unaffected By EU Savings Tax Directive
12/12/2005 St Kitts And Nevis Budget To Review Economy
12/12/2005 DIFC Announces New Regional Corporate Governance Institute
09/12/2005 Ireland Moves To Restrict Tax Exemptions
09/12/2005 BetonSports To Expand Operations In Antigua And Barbuda
09/12/2005 Switzerland Has Become 'Too Complicated' For Foreign Investors
09/12/2005 Guernsey Bank Deposits Reach Another New High
08/12/2005 Rush Of Law Firms To Dubai Continues
08/12/2005 Cayman Economy Rebounding Stongly From Hurricane Ivan
08/12/2005 Despite Recovery, Hong Kong Economy Still To Face Challenges
07/12/2005 Swisscom And Government Deadlocked Over Foreign Acquisition Plans
07/12/2005 Turks And Caicos Celebrates Launch Of A 'Bank For The People'
07/12/2005 Tsang Committed To Roadmap For Democracy In Hong Kong
06/12/2005 Hong Kong To Undertake Major Reform Of Company Law
06/12/2005 PartyGaming CFO Hits Out At Company's Detractors
06/12/2005 Aruba Tightens Up Residence Permit Regulations
06/12/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve 2006 Budget Plan
05/12/2005 BVI Court Rules Against Sibir In Dispute With Sibneft
05/12/2005 Antigua Defiant Over Online Gambling
05/12/2005 European Parliament Agrees Pro-Doha Resolution
02/12/2005 Swiss Coalition Party Argues For End To Special Celebrity Tax Breaks
02/12/2005 UK Competitiveness Set To Decline According To Study
02/12/2005 Cayman Islands Welcomes 10,000th Fund Registration
01/12/2005 Leaders Agree Path To New Constitutional Relations For Netherland Antilles
30/11/2005 Commonwealth Meeting Asks EU For Better Sugar Compensation
30/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Predicts Growth In Asset Management Industry
30/11/2005 European Court To Deliver M&S Tax Verdict On December 13
30/11/2005 Gibraltar Tax Department Urged To Get Tough On Tax Evasion
30/11/2005 Labuan To Serve As Kuwait Finance House's South East Asian Hub
29/11/2005 Seychelles And Belgium Begin Negotiations On Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
29/11/2005 Jersey Chamber Of Commerce Warns On Planned Tax Changes
29/11/2005 New Gibraltar Yacht Reporting Rules Raise Security Concerns
29/11/2005 Cayman Immigration Rules 'In Urgent Need Of Overhaul'
29/11/2005 Manx Government Confident On Economic Outlook
28/11/2005 Dubai Begins Work On World's Largest Airport
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
28/11/2005 Hong Kong Economy Turns On 'Spectacular' Performance
25/11/2005 Costa Rica's Trade Deficit Grows As CAFTA Looms
25/11/2005 EU Approves Measure Designed To Boost Irish Shipping
25/11/2005 Competitiveness Council Hails Ireland's Tax Policy
24/11/2005 EU Agriculture Council Struggles To Agree Sugar Package
24/11/2005 Madeira Hosts Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
24/11/2005 Merkel's Chancellorship Will Boost Swiss Economy, Says Business Group
23/11/2005 Panama Consolidates Sovereign Debt
23/11/2005 Turkish Cypriot Aid Package Moving Closer To Delivery
23/11/2005 Tax Revenue Windfall Eats Into Cypriot Budget Deficit
23/11/2005 Irish Government On The Defensive Over Corporate Tax
22/11/2005 Guernsey Tax Reform Consultation Closes
22/11/2005 Dubai Ruler Quashes Speculation Over Tax
21/11/2005 Caruana To Speak At Maltese Investment Conference
21/11/2005 Belize To Implement Fiscal Incentive Information Programme
21/11/2005 Link REIT IPO Secures HK$100 Billion In Retail Orders
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 BVI Mounts Successful Chinese Promotional Tour
18/11/2005 UAE Mulling Sales And Income Taxes
18/11/2005 Hong Kong Legislators Reject Comprehensive Competition Law Framework
18/11/2005 Costa Rica Signs Free Trade Deal With Trinidad And Tobago
17/11/2005 UK SMEs Call On Government To Close VAT Loophole
16/11/2005 Bahamas Opposition Attacks Government Record On Business
16/11/2005 Dubai To Cap Rent Hikes As Foreign Firms Get The Jitters Over Costs
16/11/2005 Bermuda And Australia Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
16/11/2005 Panama To Apply For Membership Of APEC
15/11/2005 Cyprus And San Marino Cuddle Up
15/11/2005 Maltese Government Reconsidering Aspects Of New Property Tax
15/11/2005 Bahamas Financial Services Industry To Undergo 'Branding' Study
15/11/2005 Cayman Islands Stock Exchange Gearing Up For Higher Growth
15/11/2005 Dubai Enacts DIFC Trust Law
15/11/2005 Guernsey Fund Assets Near GBP100 Billion Mark
14/11/2005 Seychelles Government To Launch Non-Bank Regulatory Authority
14/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Begins Sale Of Shares In Link REIT
11/11/2005 Monaco And France Sign New Agreements
11/11/2005 Hong Kong Government Unveils Amended Copyright Law Changes
11/11/2005 Mellon Financial Corp Discusses Middle Eastern Strategy In Dubai
10/11/2005 St Vincent Elections Set For December
10/11/2005 Hong Kong Sales Tax Consultations Postponed Until 2006
10/11/2005 OECS Heads Discuss Tax Reform
10/11/2005 UK And Gibraltar Obstructing Spanish Criminal Investigations, Madrid Claims
09/11/2005 IMF Urges Hong Kong To Broaden Tax Base
08/11/2005 McCreevy Takes A Stand Over EU Corporate Tax Plans
08/11/2005 Bahamas Government Commited To Tax Reform
08/11/2005 Bank Islam Losses Throw Spotlight On Malaysia's Banking Controls
08/11/2005 Tang Urged To Give More Tax Incentives To Hong Kong's Hi-Tech Industries
04/11/2005 Cyprus Postpones Eurozone Entry
04/11/2005 Irish Enterprise Minister Establishes Business Regulation Forum
04/11/2005 Malta's New Property Tax Comes Under Fire
02/11/2005 Cayman Leader Readies Constitutional Referendum
02/11/2005 Hong Kong's Link REIT Facing Fresh Legal Challenge
02/11/2005 ACCA Sounds Warning Over New Manx Company Vehicle
02/11/2005 Gonzi Leaves Tax Rates On Hold In Maltese Budget
01/11/2005 Cypriot Tax Revenues Boosted By Offshore Inflows
01/11/2005 Asian Wealth Managers Set To Benefit From European Asset Outflows
01/11/2005 Jamaica To Assist Development Of CARICOM's E-Readiness Status
31/10/2005 ECCB Forecasts 7% Growth For Region In 2006
28/10/2005 HK Government To Consult On Copyright Law
28/10/2005 Regional Bank To Offer Forex Loans In Seychelles
28/10/2005 Switzerland Keeps Options Open On EU Membership
28/10/2005 DIFC Court Holds Historic First Session
27/10/2005 India And Mauritius Sign Mutual Assistance Treaty
26/10/2005 Malta To Sign Up To European Patent Convention
26/10/2005 Irish Tax Evasion Probes Yield EUR2.1 Billion
26/10/2005 Nevis Hopes To Attract Foreign Developers With Land Acquisition
25/10/2005 Slovenian PM Foresees Increasing Economic Cooperation With Luxembourg
25/10/2005 Cowen Ready To Cap Irish Tax Allowances
24/10/2005 Belize Government Encourages Greater Participation In BTL Public Offering
24/10/2005 Guernsey Deputies Express Doubt At Tax Reform Proposals
24/10/2005 Singapore And Mauritius Vie To Supply India's FDI
21/10/2005 Caruana Predicts Bright Future For Gibraltar
21/10/2005 Seychelles To Liberalise Telecommunications Market
21/10/2005 Centre of Economic Research for Monaco Holds First Meeting
20/10/2005 IMF Calls On Ireland To Levy Property Tax
20/10/2005 Hong Kong And China Commence Third Phase Of Trade Liberalisation
19/10/2005 FATF Ceases Monitoring Of The Bahamas
19/10/2005 Isle Of Man Signs Economic Cooperation Agreement With The Netherlands
19/10/2005 BIBA Tells Bermudian Government To 'Put Up Or Shut Up' On Independence
19/10/2005 ISME Launches Pre-Budget Submission
18/10/2005 Regulator Calls For Single Caribbean Securities Exchange
17/10/2005 Malta’s 2004 Tax Revenues Up 8.3% On Previous Year
17/10/2005 CARICOM To Allow Freedom Of Movement For Workers From 2006
17/10/2005 EU Questions Swiss Cantonal Tax System
17/10/2005 Cayman Budget Six Months Late After Hurricane
14/10/2005 Panama Files $2bn Shelf Registration With SEC
14/10/2005 Turks & Caicos Reaches Historic Agreement With UK On Constitution
14/10/2005 Tsang Declares ‘New Beginning’ For Hong Kong
14/10/2005 Seychelles Cautious On Pace Of Economic Reform
13/10/2005 ESRI Rejects Call For Irish Minimum Tax
13/10/2005 Isle Of Man Revises Property Speculation Tax Proposals
13/10/2005 S&P Maintains Bermuda’s Favourable Ratings
12/10/2005 ITIC Urges Irish Government To Cut VAT
12/10/2005 Japan To Launch Formal Complaint Over Hong Kong's Company Registration System
12/10/2005 Curacao Seeks To Halve Budget Deficit
11/10/2005 Mauritius And India Continue Co-Operation Discussions
11/10/2005 Accounting Firm Urges Tsang To Reduce Tax
11/10/2005 BVI Ranked As Largest Source Of Hong Kong’s Foreign Investment
10/10/2005 New Row Erupts Between Turkey And EU Over Cyprus
07/10/2005 St Maarten Reviewing Employment Permit Rules
06/10/2005 Turks & Caicos To Launch Ten-Year National Development Plan
06/10/2005 Guernsey Minister Slams Social Security Tax Proposal
06/10/2005 Revenue Investigations Help Boost Ireland’s Tax Take
05/10/2005 BVI Constitutional Commission Recommends Cabinet System Of Government
05/10/2005 MoU Between Dubai And UAE Regulators Will Enhance Oversight Of Local Markets
05/10/2005 Turkish EU Accession Talks Begin
05/10/2005 Cowen Welcomes ECB’s Endorsement Of Ireland’s Economic Policies
04/10/2005 SVP Seeks Withdrawal Of Switzerland's EU Application
04/10/2005 Irish Government Under Pressure To Scrap Tax Deductions For Wealthy
04/10/2005 Cook Islands Unit Titles Bill Attracts Local Opposition
04/10/2005 Belizean Government To Offer Shares In BTL To Public
04/10/2005 Isle Of Man Hits Back At Christian Aid Report
03/10/2005 Mandelson Visits Caribbean To Discuss Economic Partnership Agreements
30/09/2005 Maltese Government Set To Launch Tax Reform Task Force
29/09/2005 Hong Kong's SFC Relaxes Some Retail Hedge Fund Rules
29/09/2005 Belize Government Issues Long Term Forest Licenses
28/09/2005 Invest Hong Kong Welcomes Latest Regional Office Stats
28/09/2005 Panama Approves Tax Concessions For Petaquilla Mining Plan
28/09/2005 New Figures Reveal Mixed Fortunes For Gibraltar’s Financial Services Sector
27/09/2005 Switzerland Votes To Allow Workers From New EU Member States To Enter
26/09/2005 Belize Tax Reform Committee Recommends New Tax
26/09/2005 Tsang To Appoint Hong Kong’s Legal And Financial Leaders To New Cabinet
26/09/2005 DIFX Receives License From Dubai Regulator
26/09/2005 Port Vila Council 'Helped Officials To Dodge Property Tax'
26/09/2005 Costa Rica Seeks To Tighten Regulation Of Casinos
26/09/2005 IMF Predicts Stronger Economic Growth For Caribbean
23/09/2005 Bermuda Trails Cayman Islands In Hedge Fund Stakes
22/09/2005 Nevis On A Growth Track, Says Premier
22/09/2005 EU Approves Counter-Declaration On Turkey
22/09/2005 GCC Countries Seeking Joint Anti-Fraud And Counterfeiting Laws
20/09/2005 Cayman Government To Review Immigration Law
20/09/2005 Panama Postpones Deadline For Finding New Telecoms Provider
19/09/2005 Swiss Bankers Warn Against Politically Motivated Requests For Judicial Assistance
16/09/2005 Cyprus Unveils New Policy To Attract Foreign Investment
15/09/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange To Launch Junior Market
15/09/2005 Swiss Economy Grew Slightly In Q2, SECO Announces
15/09/2005 Grenada Announces Bond Exchange Offer
14/09/2005 Chinese Vice-President Backs Hong Kong On Disneyland Visit
14/09/2005 Jersey And Hong Kong Regulators Pledge Closer Cooperation
13/09/2005 UK And France Reach Compromise Over Turkish EU Membership Talks
13/09/2005 UAE Census Does Not Herald New Tax, Officials Say
12/09/2005 UAE Government Finalising New Company Laws
08/09/2005 Indian Foreign Secretary Reassures Mauritius On Tax Agreement
08/09/2005 Dominican Republic Becomes Fifth Country To Approve CAFTA
08/09/2005 Cyprus Stock Exchange To Sign New Agreements With ASE
08/09/2005 Quota System Won't Be Extended, Says Mandelson
08/09/2005 Seychelles Investment Bureau Launches Website
07/09/2005 Foreign Companies Pile Into Hong Kong
07/09/2005 Jersey Viewed As ‘The Next Connecticut’ In Hedge Fund Circles
07/09/2005 Madeira’s Governor Threatens To Break Link With Portugal
07/09/2005 Hong Kong And Thailand To Ink Double Taxation Agreement
07/09/2005 ICC Goes Back To Miami Court After Favourable Appeal Court Ruling
07/09/2005 Cayman Government Urges Employees To Stick To Work Permit Rules
06/09/2005 St Maarten MPs Seek To Secure Tax Rights For French-Side Workers
06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment
06/09/2005 UAE Urged To Relax Foreign Investment Rules
05/09/2005 Maltese Economic Development Curtailed By Taxes, Claims Labour Party
05/09/2005 Report Suggests Irish Government Ready To Scrap Stallion Tax Break
05/09/2005 Ireland’s Financial Services Industry Warns Against Company Tax Hike
02/09/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Unable To Help Swiss Terror Financing Investigators
02/09/2005 China Urged To Exempt Hong Kong-Based Workers From Social Security Tax
02/09/2005 EU Discusses Turkish Proviso To Customs Agreement
01/09/2005 Lawmakers Prepare To Vote On Costa Rican Immigration Bill
01/09/2005 Financial Services To Play Major Role In St Kitts & Nevis Economy
31/08/2005 Lawmakers Hopeful For September Vote On Costa Rican Tax Reform Bill
31/08/2005 OECS Nations Express Concerns Over CSME
30/08/2005 Barclays Mauritius Begins Issue Of Rs 2 Bn Bond
30/08/2005 Digicel Expands Caribbean Market Coverage Into Anguilla And Bermuda
29/08/2005 Cypriot Cabinet Approves 2006 State Budget
29/08/2005 Jersey Reports Bullish 2nd Quarter Results
26/08/2005 Russia And Antigua May Enter Maritime Agreement
26/08/2005 Brazil's Tax-Cutting Package Finally Moves Forward
26/08/2005 Panama And Cuba Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties
25/08/2005 Mauritius And Botswana Sign Investment Agreement
25/08/2005 Irish Chamber Calls For Extension Of Tax Incentive Scheme
25/08/2005 Tax And Red Tape Hinder Investment In Cyprus, Says CIBA
24/08/2005 Mauritius Stock Exchange Seeks To Join WFE
24/08/2005 Isle of Man Attracting Major Players In E-Gaming Industry
24/08/2005 BISYS To Locate New Hedge Fund Administration Office In Ireland
24/08/2005 Curacao Government Receives Tax Revenue Boost
23/08/2005 India And Mauritius Pursue CEPCA Talks
23/08/2005 Isle Of Man Sees Drop In Work Permit Applications
23/08/2005 Merz Striving For Lowest Rate Of VAT In Europe
23/08/2005 Offshore Industry Seeks To Become Mainstay Of Seychelles’ Economy
22/08/2005 Digicel Anticipating Regulatory Approval For Caribbean Expansion
22/08/2005 Irish Economy Well Prepared For Future Challenges
22/08/2005 Hong Kong Lenders To Widen Availability Of Yuan Hedging Contracts
22/08/2005 ICC Considers Next Step In BTL Case As Miami Court Favours Belize Government
22/08/2005 Botswana To Benefit From Enlarged SADC Membership
19/08/2005 US Delays Introduction Of New Passport Measures For Visitors To The Caribbean
19/08/2005 Report Warns On Implications Of UK Revenue's Offshore Fraud Project
18/08/2005 Lawyer Calls For Cancellation Of Luxembourg's 'Yes' Vote
18/08/2005 Vanuatu Deports Singaporean Investor
17/08/2005 Environmental Objections To Intel's Irish Expansion
17/08/2005 IMF Urges Barbados To Rein In Deficit
16/08/2005 Mauritius Hopes To Re-Start DTAA With Indonesia
16/08/2005 Vanuatu Acts Against Local Council In Case Of Unpaid Tax
15/08/2005 Swiss Government Urged To Complete FTA With US
15/08/2005 CyTA Faces Penalties After Failing To Raise Mobile Rates
12/08/2005 IMF Urges Bahamas To Reform Taxation
12/08/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve Caribbean Free Trade Deal
12/08/2005 Cayman Islands Immigration Amendment Addresses Permit Issues
11/08/2005 Lawyers Challenge Gibraltar’s Application Of EU Employment Law
11/08/2005 IMF Urges Mauritius To Boost Competitiveness
10/08/2005 Bermuda Discusses Savings Tax Directive Concerns With Swiss Authorities
10/08/2005 Maltese Tax Rates To Remain On Hold
09/08/2005 EC Praises Legislative Reform In Hong Kong
09/08/2005 UAE Considers National Sales Tax
09/08/2005 Cayman Islands Attracting 35 New Funds Per Week
09/08/2005 Turkish Diplomat Quits Over Slow Progress On EU Talks
09/08/2005 SIBA Working On New Strategy For Seychelles Offshore Industry
09/08/2005 Swiss Bankers Reject Call For New Regulations
09/08/2005 US Telco Attacks Belize After It Takes Back BTL Share
08/08/2005 Isle Of Man Comes Up Trumps With Online Poker Giant
08/08/2005 Pacheco May Water Down Costa Rican Tax Package
08/08/2005 Bahamas Mulls Consolidation Of Regulatory Bodies
08/08/2005 US Congressman Submits Resolution Urging Turkey to Recognise Cyprus
05/08/2005 EU Will Try To Favour ACP Bananas Despite WTO Ruling
05/08/2005 Moody’s Urges Cyprus To Tighten The Fiscal Belt
04/08/2005 S&P Revises Barbados’s Ratings To Negative Due To Fiscal Imbalances
04/08/2005 President Bush Signs CAFTA Into Law
04/08/2005 Dubai May Impose Temporary Ban On New IPOs
04/08/2005 Isle Of Man Proposes New Manx Corporate Vehicle
03/08/2005 IMF Urges Grenada To Tighten Fiscal Reins
02/08/2005 Cyprus And Greece Slam Turkey's Customs Agreement Proviso
02/08/2005 Maltese Government Launches Pre-Budget Consultation
02/08/2005 Ambassador Urges Seychelles And Qatar To Boost Economic Ties
01/08/2005 Isle Of Man Sees Sharp Rise In Funds And Bank Deposits
01/08/2005 Executives Give Thumbs Up To Malta’s Tax Environment
29/07/2005 Gibraltar Responds To Criticism Over EU Savings Tax Directive
29/07/2005 Customs Agreement Extension Doesn't Imply Recognition Of Cyprus, Says Erdogan
28/07/2005 Cyprus And Brazil Explore Closer Trade Ties
28/07/2005 Eastern Caribbean Economies Continue To Grow Despite Obstacles
27/07/2005 DNRD Denies Reports Of Changes To Citizenship Laws
27/07/2005 Turkey Expected To Sign Key Customs Agreement Today
27/07/2005 Costa Rica’s ‘Council Of Notables’ Begins Deliberations On CAFTA
26/07/2005 Antigua & Barbuda Considers New Sales Tax
26/07/2005 Cayman Immigration Bill Amendment Seeks To Restrict Granting Of Caymanian Status
25/07/2005 Isle Of Man Calls On UK To Bring Gibraltar Into EU Savings Tax Regime
25/07/2005 Bermuda Monetary Authority Releases Annual Report
22/07/2005 Post Ivan Report Heralds Changes To Cayman Insurance Legislation
22/07/2005 Guernsey May Pull Out Of Savings Tax Directive, Report Suggests
21/07/2005 Hong Kong Court Gives Go Ahead To Link REIT
21/07/2005 US Reaffirms Support For Annan Plan
20/07/2005 Grenada's Tourist Sector Relatively Unharmed By Emily
20/07/2005 Vanuatu Takes Tougher Line On Work Permits
20/07/2005 BVI Court Orders Freezing Of Assets In Russian Oil Joint-Venture
19/07/2005 Netherland Antilles Considers Unemployment Insurance
19/07/2005 Lord Mayor Of London Heaps Praise On Malta’s Finance Industry
19/07/2005 Restrictive Monetary Policy Affecting Barbados Banking Industry
18/07/2005 More Tax Cuts Not A Priority, Says Ahern
18/07/2005 UK Approaches Bermuda On EU Savings Tax Directive Participation
15/07/2005 UAE Plans Changes To Sponsorship Rules For Expat Workers
15/07/2005 EU ‘Satisfied’ With Malta’s Economic Progress
14/07/2005 Prince Albert Assumes Throne In Monaco
14/07/2005 Gibraltar, Spain And The UK Conclude Second Round Of Tripartite Talks
14/07/2005 Dubai To See Substantial Increase In Non-Oil Global Trade
13/07/2005 Hong Kong Coins It From Incoming HINWIs
13/07/2005 S&P Renews Isle Of Man’s ‘AAA’ Ratings
13/07/2005 IMF Praises The Bahamas On Regulation, But Urges Introduction Of VAT
13/07/2005 China Pledges Further Financial Assistance To Grenada
12/07/2005 Irish Body Attacks Pensions Tax Relief
12/07/2005 Luxembourg Referendum Brings 'Yes' Vote
11/07/2005 Cyprus And Germany Agree Double Taxation Pact
11/07/2005 ACSP Urges Manx Government To Raise Audit Threshold
11/07/2005 Panama Suspends New Social Security Laws
11/07/2005 Irish Chamber Welcomes Government’s Work Permit Proposals
08/07/2005 Hong Kong Gaining Momentum As International Financial Centre
08/07/2005 Malta Ratifies EU Constitution, Poland Delays Decision
08/07/2005 CIBA Bemoans Lack Of Government Support For Foreign Investors
08/07/2005 World Bank Calls On OECS To Formulate New Growth Strategy
08/07/2005 Dubai FDI Set To Double By 2010
07/07/2005 Cayman Islands To Remain Outside CARICOM
07/07/2005 Maltese Politicians Discuss Electoral Law Reforms
07/07/2005 Spain Seeks To Disenfranchise Gibraltarians In European Elections
06/07/2005 Antigua's PM 'Committed To CCJ'
06/07/2005 Isle Of Man Mulls Income Tax Cap For Top Earners
06/07/2005 Irish Finance Minister Unveils Half-Year Exchequer Returns
06/07/2005 Gibraltar 'Loophole' In Savings Tax Directive Causes Anger
06/07/2005 Berenger Defeated In Mauritian Elections
06/07/2005 Vanuatu Ratifies Pacific Islands Trade Agreement
06/07/2005 Future Of Link REIT Lies In Hong Kong’s Highest Court
05/07/2005 India Signs CECA With Singapore
05/07/2005 Luxembourg's PM Predicts That Yes Vote Would Revive EU Constitution
05/07/2005 Gibraltar Concludes Written Submissions To CFI
05/07/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive Does Not Apply Between UK And Gibraltar
04/07/2005 Asian Finance Centres Benefit From EU Savings Tax Directive
04/07/2005 EU Constitution Ratified By Cyprus
04/07/2005 CARICOM Must Learn From EU Constitution Setback
04/07/2005 Gibraltar Government Expects To Hand Out More Tax Refunds
01/07/2005 Lawmaker Slams St Maarten Government’s ‘Shabby’ Financial Accounts
01/07/2005 Ireland Rated As Top Location For Foreign Investors
30/06/2005 EU Tries To Reassure Caribbean Over Sugar Changes
30/06/2005 UAE Reviewing Trade Laws
30/06/2005 Korea Seeks To Restrict Labuan's Access To Malaysian Tax Treaty
30/06/2005 Cyprus Shipping Industry Has Bright Future, Says Minister
30/06/2005 CSME Deadline Will Not Be Extended Beyond 2005, Warns CARICOM Secretary General
30/06/2005 Hong Kong Offshore Fund Tax Exemption Bill To Go Before LegCo In July
29/06/2005 Bermuda To Amend Exempt And Overseas Company Legislation
28/06/2005 Jersey Seeks To Tighten Access To VAT Break
28/06/2005 Gibraltar Budget Reflects The Territory's Economic Succes, Caruana Announces
28/06/2005 Cayman Islands Investment Bureau To Close Hong Kong Office
28/06/2005 ABiCC Adds New Costa Rican Chamber
27/06/2005 Cayman Passes Law To Report Savings Income To EU
27/06/2005 Legal Wrangle Over Belize Telecom Ownership Draws To A Close
27/06/2005 Caribbean Worried By EU Sugar Proposals
24/06/2005 European Parliament Votes Against Stability Pact Reforms
24/06/2005 Cook Islands Budget Focuses On Recovery
24/06/2005 CCJ President Urges Attorneys-General To Submit National Legislation
23/06/2005 DGCX Will Start Trading In Third Quarter
23/06/2005 BVI Chief Minister Comments On State Of The Territory
23/06/2005 Isle Of Man Sweeps Offshore Awards
23/06/2005 PartyGaming Investors Unfazed By US Regulatory Risks
22/06/2005 Mauritius Financial Services Are Booming, Says Minister
22/06/2005 Tsang's Leadership Bid Rubber Stamped By Beijing
21/06/2005 Switzerland Considering EU Options
21/06/2005 Gibraltar Consults On New Gambling Legislation
21/06/2005 Dunne Expected To Deny Wrongdoing At Tribunal
21/06/2005 Eastern Caribbean States Express Concern Over CSME
20/06/2005 Guernsey Expects Hong Kong Accord To Boost Far Eastern Business
20/06/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Ramp Up Copyright Protections
20/06/2005 Bahamas Will Not Join CSME This Year
20/06/2005 UK Blocks EU's 7-Year Budget Deal
17/06/2005 Gibraltar Voted Best Offshore Financial Centre
16/06/2005 Luxembourg Tops EU GDP Table
16/06/2005 Tsang’s Leadership Bid Receives Beijing’s Backing
16/06/2005 Former Taoiseach Fingered In Tax Tribunal
16/06/2005 Bahamians Told To Accept The Inevitable On VAT
16/06/2005 Mitchell Inquiry Resumes In Grenada
15/06/2005 OECD Backs Off Swiss Harmful Tax Listing
15/06/2005 UAE Law Allowing Foreign Ownership Of Property Expected This Year
15/06/2005 St Vincent & The Grenadines Will Not Jump ‘Blindly’ Into CSME
15/06/2005 Turkey To Sign Customs Union With New EU Member States
15/06/2005 Cayman Islands To Review Investment Promotion Strategy
14/06/2005 Cypriot Government Records First Quarter Budget Surplus
13/06/2005 Costa Rican Immigration Bill May Contain Flaw
10/06/2005 Bahamas Government Presents 2005/2006 Budget
10/06/2005 Dubai And Nymex Set To Launch Region's First Energy Exchange
09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA
09/06/2005 Survey Reaffirms Switzerland's Light Tax And Regulatory Touch
09/06/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Give Nod To New Immigration Rules
09/06/2005 Belize And Guatemala Extend Bilateral Trade Talks
08/06/2005 COMESA Member States Agree To Create Customs Union
08/06/2005 Vanuatu's Investment Body Urges Government To Tackle Crime
08/06/2005 Cayman National Recovery Fund Given Charitable Status By IRS
08/06/2005 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement With Chile
07/06/2005 Madagascar And Mauritius Strengthen Links
07/06/2005 UAE's Stock Market May Be Over-Valued, Say Analysts
07/06/2005 Swiss Schengen Vote Welcomed
07/06/2005 Swiss MP's 'Schumi Initiative' Challenges Expat Tax Regime
07/06/2005 New US Passport Security Measures 'Will Devastate The Caribbean Economy'
07/06/2005 Bahamas May Already Be Committed To CSME
06/06/2005 India Considers DTAA With Luxembourg
06/06/2005 Jersey's Stock Rises In Alternative Investment Community
06/06/2005 UAE Gets Tough On Emiratisation
03/06/2005 Court Case Creates Conflict Of Interest For Gibraltar's Attorney General
03/06/2005 Tsang Launches Hong Kong Leadership Bid On Low-Tax Platform
03/06/2005 IMF Urges Aruba To Continue Tax Reforms
03/06/2005 International Bodies Urge Liberia To Tackle Financial Corruption
03/06/2005 Netherland Antilles To Tighten Immigration Procedures
02/06/2005 Ireland's NESC Calls For Tax On Second Homes
01/06/2005 Seychelles Records Jump In Re-Export Figures
01/06/2005 Panama Goes On Strike Over Proposed Social Security Reforms
01/06/2005 Calls Grow For Tax Cuts To Help Curacao’s Economy
31/05/2005 Jersey Financial Sector Continues To Grow
30/05/2005 CARICOM Deliberates Single Economy Framework
30/05/2005 Hong Kong Maintained Economic Growth In First Quarter
27/05/2005 Cayman Puts Its Systems On Display
27/05/2005 Vanuatu Lifts Itself Out Of Economic Swamp
27/05/2005 GCC Finance Ministers Accept Plans For Duty-Free US Imports
26/05/2005 Brazil To Support Barbados In Sugar Crisis
26/05/2005 Paris MOU Announces New ‘Black-Grey-White’ List
25/05/2005 ICTU Urges Closure Of Tax Loopholes
25/05/2005 Spain’s Challenge To Gibraltarians' Right to Vote Set For July ECJ Hearing
25/05/2005 Mitchell Mounts Defence Of Bahamas’ Position On The CSME
25/05/2005 Isle Of Man Launches Island Re-Branding Website
25/05/2005 CSE Seeks Reduction In Share Transaction Tax
24/05/2005 Netherlands Antilles Seeks Legal Redress On Dutch Immigration Ban
23/05/2005 LFX Market Capitalisation Exceeds $11 Billion
23/05/2005 St Kitts Grows In Spite Of Sugar Shutdown
20/05/2005 Swiss Government Mulls Free Trade Approach To US
20/05/2005 Cayman Islands Government Tightens Work Permit Rules
20/05/2005 WTO Head-To-Be Supports Developing Countries
20/05/2005 Isle of Man Consults On Banking Code Changes
19/05/2005 ‘CAFTA Goes Beyond Mere Free Trade Deal,’ Argues Zoellick
18/05/2005 Cook Islands To Amend Tax Deduction Rules
18/05/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Attempt To Fast Track Tax Plan
18/05/2005 Timetable Set For Hong Kong Election
17/05/2005 IMF Dispenses Tough Fiscal Prescription For Grenada
17/05/2005 CIFSA Produces First Annual Report
17/05/2005 Dubai And Botswana Seek Boost In Bilateral Trade Ties
16/05/2005 IDB To Assist Caribbean Central Banks In IT Project To Track Expat Remittances
16/05/2005 US Senate To Debate CAFTA
13/05/2005 Barbados Sees Surge Of Tourist Investment
13/05/2005 Switzerland Made Largest Gain In Competitiveness During 2004
13/05/2005 Online Betting Exchange Obtains Maltese Gaming Licence
13/05/2005 Bush Government Swept Away In Cayman Election
13/05/2005 Hong Kong SFC Tackles Retail Hedge Fund Regulation
12/05/2005 Swiss Managers Enjoy Europe’s Highest Purchasing Power
12/05/2005 Hong Kong Lawmakers Debate Comprehensive Review Of Inland Revenue Ordinance
12/05/2005 IOM To Host British-Irish Council Meeting
11/05/2005 UAE National Denied Tax Treaty Benefits On Indian Investments
11/05/2005 Cayman Investment Bureau Hopes To Put Businesses In Touch With Investors
11/05/2005 Mauritius Central To Indian Pharma Investment
10/05/2005 BVI Constitutional Review Reveals Support For Continued Links With UK
10/05/2005 Chinese Firms Use Hong Kong As Stepping Stone To Global Market Place
10/05/2005 Investment Action Plan Launched By Belize Development Service
10/05/2005 Dominican DLP Retains Power In Election
09/05/2005 US Unimpressed With Malta’s Plea For New Double Tax Agreement
09/05/2005 Betinternet Founder To Become Isle of Man’s E-Gaming Ambassador
09/05/2005 IMF Sees Robust Economic Growth In Belize
09/05/2005 Bill To Abolish Hong Kong Estate Tax Gazetted
09/05/2005 Caribbean Negotiator Signals Possible Resumption Of FTAA Negotiations
06/05/2005 Malta And San Marino Discuss Bilateral Tax Agreement
05/05/2005 S&P Upgrades Its Outlook On Hong Kong
05/05/2005 Costa Rica Continues To Dwell On CAFTA
04/05/2005 IMF Predicts Economic Growth For Eastern Caribbean Nations
04/05/2005 Qatar Financial Centre Opens For Business
04/05/2005 DIFX Plans To Attract Investors On An Unprecedented Scale
04/05/2005 Hong Kong Sees Corporate Tax Revenue Boost
03/05/2005 Cowen To Plead For Stud Tax Exemption In Brussels
03/05/2005 Bermuda’s Prudent Economic Management Praised By Moody’s
03/05/2005 India/Singapore DTAA Hits The Buffers
03/05/2005 Belize Calms Down After Telecoms Riots
03/05/2005 Cyprus And Malta Join Exchange Rate Mechanism
02/05/2005 Hong Kong's Legco Muddies Chief Executive Ruling
29/04/2005 Chinese Government Slammed For Reducing Tenure Of HK Chief Executive
29/04/2005 IASB Lacks Awareness Of Middle Eastern Business Environment, Says Expert
29/04/2005 Cyprus Must Wait To Join ERM2
28/04/2005 Russia To Draft Capital Amnesty Bill
28/04/2005 ‘No Cut In Salaries Tax For Hong Kong This Year,’ Tang Tells Lawmakers
27/04/2005 BVI Announces Withholding Tax On EU Residents’ Savings Interest
27/04/2005 Turks & Caicos 2005/6 Budget Approved By Lawmakers
26/04/2005 Minister Describes Bahamas As ‘Exciting’ Financial Services Jurisdiction
25/04/2005 Irish Government Delays Introduction Of Tough New Compliance Laws
25/04/2005 EU Reaches Common Position On Turkey
22/04/2005 Malta Seeks Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement With US
22/04/2005 Hong Kong Rated As Asia's Best E-Business Environment
22/04/2005 Botswana And Seychelles To Enter Into DTAA
20/04/2005 Hong Kong Mulls Tougher Antitrust Regime
19/04/2005 Isle Of Man Wins Favourable Decision In Satellite Dispute With Bermuda
19/04/2005 Barbadian Minister Suggests Tougher Policy Needed On Tax Compliance
19/04/2005 Grenadian Budget Focuses On Reconstruction
19/04/2005 Pro EU Candidate Wins Northern Cyprus Elections
18/04/2005 Outlook Good For Bahamian Economy Says Central Banker
18/04/2005 S&P Affirms Malta's 'A' Ratings
18/04/2005 Swiss Drugs Firm Seeks To Exploit European Tax Competition
18/04/2005 Cypriot Human Rights Court Judge Urges Rejection Of Annan Plan
15/04/2005 Luxembourg Fund Industry Tops $1.5 Trillion
14/04/2005 CEPA Has Benefited Hong Kong's Businesses And Economy, Study Finds
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
14/04/2005 Curacao Votes To Leave Netherland Antilles
14/04/2005 CSME Is Not A 'One Size Fits All Approach' Says Senior CARICOM Official
14/04/2005 Malta Central Bank Governor Blames Slow Pace Of Reform For Stalling Economic Growth
13/04/2005 St Kitts & Nevis Set For Strong Economic Growth
12/04/2005 Beijing Intervenes In Hong Kong Leadership Crisis
11/04/2005 Belize Suffers S&P Credit Rating Downgrade
11/04/2005 European Court Of Human Rights Decides Greek Cypriot Property Claim Is Admissible
07/04/2005 Hong Kong REIT Launch Faces Further Delays
06/04/2005 Bermuda Popular With US Investors
06/04/2005 Malta Introduces New Market Abuse Legislation
06/04/2005 Seco Satisfied With Implementation Of Swiss Anti-Wage Dumping Laws
06/04/2005 Irish Government Releases Q1 Revenue Figures
06/04/2005 ICAI Warns Against ‘One-Sided’ View Of Tax Relief Debate
05/04/2005 Mauritius Consolidates Financial Services Regulation
05/04/2005 Maltese Government Lauds New Trust Laws
05/04/2005 ‘Barbados Remains A Quality Jurisdiction’, Assures BIBA Chief
05/04/2005 Hong Kong Democrats Launch Challenge Over Tenure Of Next Chief Executive
05/04/2005 Cyprus Opens Trade Offices In Poland And Lebanon
05/04/2005 Swiss Voters To Decide On Schengen/Dublin Accords
04/04/2005 Dubai’s Economic Growth Rate Soars
01/04/2005 India Seeks To Include Exchange Of Information Rules In All DTAAs
31/03/2005 Turkey Agrees To Customs Union With New EU Members
31/03/2005 UAE Budget Ratified
31/03/2005 Cypriot Government Reaps CYP119 Million From Tax Amnesty
31/03/2005 CIMA Welcomes IMF Report On Cayman Islands
30/03/2005 Bermuda Streamlines Fund Incorporation Process
30/03/2005 Chinese Firms To List Simultaneously On Hong Kong And China Bourses
29/03/2005 India And Mauritius To Sign Free Trade Agreement
29/03/2005 Antiguan Ministers Argue For New Income Tax
25/03/2005 Guernsey Minister Raises 'Stealth Tax' Concerns
24/03/2005 CEPA Bringing Major Boost To Hong Kong
24/03/2005 Irish Ombudsman Won't Investigate Complaints About Lawyers
23/03/2005 Cyprus Legislates Against Property Owners In North
23/03/2005 Gibraltar Once Again Cut Out Of The Loop By The EC
23/03/2005 Guernsey Launches Consultation On Future Tax Strategy
21/03/2005 Irish MEPs Urged To Oppose Software Patent Directive
17/03/2005 No Sales Tax Yet In Hong Kong
17/03/2005 IMF Publishes Report On Bermuda's Regulatory And Supervisory Regimes
16/03/2005 Hong Kong Banks Exploit CEPA Insurance Rules
16/03/2005 IMF Approves Cayman Islands Regulation
16/03/2005 Bahamas Leaders Urge Progress Towards The CSME
16/03/2005 Labour Slams Revenue Commission's Planned Tax Reporting Changes
15/03/2005 Lufthansa And Swiss International Come To Terms
15/03/2005 US Takes Aim At British Dependent Territories Over Money Laundering
14/03/2005 Bermudian Retailers Angered By Decision Not To Grant Duty Relief
14/03/2005 Costa Rica May Hold Referendum On CAFTA
11/03/2005 Hong Kong's Tung Resigns
11/03/2005 Swiss Bankers Say Government Is Too Complaisant
10/03/2005 Hong Kong Remains One Of Asia’s Least Corrupt Economies
10/03/2005 Juncker May Scrap Euro Pact Reform
10/03/2005 US Alleges Antigua And Barbuda Is 'Susceptible To Money Laundering'
09/03/2005 Hong Kong And Shanghai Woo Japanese Investment
09/03/2005 US And UAE Begin Free Trade Talks
08/03/2005 Cyprus Has Comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering Regime, Says US
07/03/2005 Mauritian FSPA Comes Under Pressure From Government Audit Office
07/03/2005 CSX Chief Warns Against Trend Of Over-Regulation
04/03/2005 Pressure Group Formed By Foreign Residents In Northern Cyprus
03/03/2005 Hong Kong Speculates Over Tung’s Future As Chief Executive
03/03/2005 Isle of Man Drops Land Tax Proposals From Income Tax Bill
03/03/2005 Tough EC Policy On State Aid Hits Intel's New Irish Venture
03/03/2005 Dubai Ready To Launch Hedge Funds This Year
03/03/2005 Barbados And Botswana Sign MoU On Double Taxation Avoidance
02/03/2005 Antigua And Barbuda Deposits Accession Instruments For CCJ
02/03/2005 Hong Kong Banks Urged To Lend Responsibly In Real Estate Market
02/03/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign Fund Pact In April
02/03/2005 St Vincent & Grenadines ‘Ready For The CSME’
02/03/2005 DIFX To Open Its Doors In September 2005
02/03/2005 Total Deposits In Guernsey Banks Increased During Fourth Quarter Of 2004
01/03/2005 UAE Economy Minister Calls For Transparent Regulatory Structure
01/03/2005 Conference To Discuss Maltese Financial Services Industry
01/03/2005 Ireland Keen To Boost Exports To Hong Kong And China
01/03/2005 St Kitts & Nevis Budget Welcomed By Private Sector
28/02/2005 Malta To Strengthen Market Abuse Laws
25/02/2005 Gibraltar Government Hosts Trust Seminar In UK
25/02/2005 Consensus Over Stability And Growth Pact Edges Closer
25/02/2005 Cayman Islands Host International Compliance Conference
25/02/2005 Cayman Islands A Conduit For Asian Hedge Fund Investors
24/02/2005 Switzerland Urged To Liberalise Markets
24/02/2005 Anguilla United Front Party Maintains Power
24/02/2005 Attempt To Force Debate On CAFTA Sparks Constitutional Row In Costa Rica
24/02/2005 Tax Hikes Avoided In St Kitts And Nevis Budget
24/02/2005 Ireland’s Financial Services Industry Sounds Warning Over Regulatory Burden
23/02/2005 No New Taxes In UAE Budget
23/02/2005 IMF Calls On Hong Kong To Broaden Its Tax Base
23/02/2005 Caricom Heads Of State Show Support For Antigua & Barbuda In Internet Gaming Case
23/02/2005 Hong Kong Helping Irish Firms To Develop Chinese Markets
23/02/2005 EU Commission Welcomes Progress On Cyprus Green Line Regulation
23/02/2005 Jersey Delegation Prepares To Leave For Middle East
22/02/2005 S&P Revises Panama’s Credit Rating To Stable
22/02/2005 Taxes Left On Hold In Bermudian Budget
22/02/2005 EC Welcomes Phased Closure Of Gibraltar's Exempt Company Regime
22/02/2005 Pro-Unity Party Wins Election In Northern Cyprus
22/02/2005 Hong Kong And Shanghai Join Forces To Attract Japanese Investors
21/02/2005 Barbados Seeks Investment Boost From United States
21/02/2005 London Conference To Explore Offshore E-Gaming Opportunities
21/02/2005 Nymex To Open Dubai Commodities Exchange
18/02/2005 Cyprus On Track To Correct Excessive Deficit, EC Reveals
18/02/2005 Hong Kong Plans To Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Regime
18/02/2005 Cyprus Likely To Adopt The Euro In 2008, Say Analysts
17/02/2005 Yahoo To Establish European HQ In Ireland
17/02/2005 Jersey Finance Gives Cautious Welcome To GST Proposal
17/02/2005 WTO To Examine CEPA Free Trade Deal
17/02/2005 Criticism Of US Business Delegation To Northern Cyprus Grows
16/02/2005 Cayman Islands See Increasing Investment From Europe
16/02/2005 Isle Of Man Budget Extends Zero Tax Regime
16/02/2005 UK Favours Referendum On Independence In Bermuda
15/02/2005 Belize's Unions Call Off Strikes After Tax Measures Are Delayed
15/02/2005 Antigua & Barbuda To Send Delegation To US Internet Gaming Appeal
15/02/2005 Cypriot Government Warns US Business Delegation Against Visiting The North
14/02/2005 Tang Pledges To Leave Hong Kong Tax Rates On Hold
14/02/2005 Proposed Swiss Copyright Reforms Criticised
14/02/2005 Isle Of Man Becomes Bank Of Ireland’s Offshore Headquarters
14/02/2005 Aruban MP Antagonised By Antillean Minister’s Comments
11/02/2005 Caribbean Economies Record Healthy Economic Growth For 2004
11/02/2005 Isle Of Man And Bermuda Dispute Communications Satellite Slots
10/02/2005 Guernsey FSC Reports Impressive Growth In Funds Under Management
09/02/2005 S&P Affirms Bahamas Credit Rating
09/02/2005 Guernsey Introduces Streamlined Qualified Investor Fund Regime
08/02/2005 Irish Venture Capital Firm Sees New Opportunities In Malta
08/02/2005 US Financial Services Firm Acquires Cayman Hedge Fund Administrator
07/02/2005 Isle Of Man Seeks To Enhance Links With Gulf Region
07/02/2005 UK Government Issues Warning To Buyers Of Property In Northern Cyprus
07/02/2005 Cypriot Foreign Minister Optimistic Regarding North-South Trade Deal
04/02/2005 Mary Harney Rejects Allegations Over Closure Of Tax Probe
04/02/2005 Guernsey Appoints New Director Of Finance Sector Development
03/02/2005 Northern Cyprus To Charge Foreign House Buyers VAT
03/02/2005 HK Lawmakers Discuss Alleged Government Collusion With PCCW
03/02/2005 Cayman-London Business Luncheon Declared A Success
02/02/2005 Panama’s Legislature Approves Fiscal Reform Package
02/02/2005 IMF Executive Director Checks Progress Of Antigua & Barbuda’s Fiscal Reforms
02/02/2005 IoM E-Gaming Ambassador Notes Strong Interest From Industry
01/02/2005 Japanese Investors Keen On Caribbean-Based Hedge Funds
01/02/2005 Rising Business Volumes Foreseen in Hong Kong Business Survey
01/02/2005 Gibraltar Announces £1 Billion Eastside Development Project
31/01/2005 Bahamas Insurance Firms May Need Approval To Raise Rates
31/01/2005 Swiss Reject Chirac’s Tax On Banking Secrecy
28/01/2005 Netherlands Antillean Islands Discuss New Constitutional And Financial Arrangements
27/01/2005 AmCham Hong Kong Calls For Alternative To Sales Tax
26/01/2005 Business Leader Calls On Ireland To Maintain Competitive Edge
26/01/2005 Fiscal Reform Needed To Protect Hong Kong’s Credit Rating, Says S&P
26/01/2005 Mitchell Urges Bahamas To Agree Position On CSME
26/01/2005 Cayman Islands In Bid To Educate City On Merits Of Finance Sector
25/01/2005 Belizean Government To Review Budget Measures
25/01/2005 Hong Kong And Taiwan To Sign MoU On Mutual Fund Regulation
24/01/2005 Grenada Resumes Diplomatic Ties With Beijing
24/01/2005 Belize Goes On Strike In Protest Against Tax Plans
24/01/2005 Bank Of Bermuda Meets Demand For Fixed Rate Mortgages
21/01/2005 Gibraltar's Financial Services Regulation Receives Positive Review
21/01/2005 Grenada Updates Business On The State Of The Economy
21/01/2005 Ireland Hopes To Double Trade With China In 5 Years
20/01/2005 Gibraltar Given Until 2010 To Phase Out Tax Regime
20/01/2005 Bermuda Hits Back At Canadian ‘Secrecy Haven’ Reports
20/01/2005 Torrijos Looks To Speed Through Panama’s Fiscal Reforms
20/01/2005 Tax And Financial Services Given Priority In 2005 St Kitts And Nevis Budget
20/01/2005 "Cyprus Housing Market Stable" Say Agents
19/01/2005 Hong Kong Budget Could Be Balanced 3 Years Early
19/01/2005 Belize Budget Proposes Increase In Business Taxes
18/01/2005 Ireland Sends Largest Ever Foreign Trade Mission To China And Hong Kong
18/01/2005 Isle Of Man Appoints Country Branding Expert In International Marketing Drive
18/01/2005 Panamanian Business Fears Torrijos Tax Proposals
17/01/2005 Amazon To Locate Technical Operations Centre In Ireland
17/01/2005 Fraudulent Scheme Illegally Uses Name Of Central Bank Of the Bahamas
17/01/2005 Grenada’s 2005 Budget To Focus On Reconstruction
14/01/2005 IoM Allows Online Casino Bets From US Residents
13/01/2005 Tung Rules Out Hong Kong Sales Tax Before Mid-2007
11/01/2005 BVI Assembly Approves Payroll Tax
11/01/2005 Caricom Ministers Make Preparations For Single Market
10/01/2005 Hong Kong Attracted Record Numbers Of Foreign Firms in 2004
10/01/2005 BSX Sees 34 New Listings In 2004
10/01/2005 Unfavourable Tax Decision Would Be Devastating For Gibraltar, Warns Chief Minister
10/01/2005 Cowen Announces Review Of Ireland’s System Of Tax Reliefs
07/01/2005 Financial Governance Issues May Delay Cyprus’s Euro Entry
07/01/2005 Isle of Man Emphasizes Commitment To E-Gaming Industry
06/01/2005 Bermudian Incorporations Down On 2003 Figures
06/01/2005 Maltese Unions Threaten Legal Action
06/01/2005 Swiss Institutions Suffered Subdued Investment Returns In 2004
05/01/2005 Luxembourg Presidency's Priorities Include IP Issues, Software Patent Directive
05/01/2005 Troubled Times Lie Ahead For Antigua & Barbuda, Former Leader Warns
05/01/2005 Hong Kong Remains World’s Most Open Economy – For Now
05/01/2005 Delays To Caricom Single Market Preventing Caribbean Economic Development
05/01/2005 Billionaire Plans Caribbean-Based Investment Fund
04/01/2005 Hong Kong/China Trade Ties Strengthened By CEPA II
04/01/2005 IoM Treasury Report Highlights Savings Tax As Source Of Uncertainty For Banking Sector
04/01/2005 US To Appeal WTO Ruling On Foreign Internet Gambling Operations
04/01/2005 Caribbean Creditworthiness Slipped Back In 2004
04/01/2005 Cyprus Offshore Banking Investments Rose Sharply In 2004
03/01/2005 Cyprus On Course To Join The Exchange Rate Mechanism
03/01/2005 Gibraltar Abolishes Qualifying Companies Tax Regime
03/01/2005 Malta’s Financial Services Sector Continued To Expand Through 2004
03/01/2005 Deadlock On Tax Reform And CAFTA Threatens To Hinder Costa Rican Economy In 2005

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