Cook Islands news: business, taxation and offshore

New Public Audit Office Act Announced For Cook Islands, by Carla Johnson, Investors Offshore.com, London 09/05/2008
The Cook Islands is set to have a new Public Audit Office Act by the end of the year which will extend the powers of the Audit Office, the government has announced. [ FULL STORY ]

Commons Report Finds UK Overseas Territory Risk Management Ineffectual, by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London 05/05/2008
	The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is not doing enough to manage the risks arising from the UK's liability for the 14 Overseas Territories choosing to remain under British sovereignty, according to Edward Leigh, Chairman of the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts. [ FULL STORY ]

UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry, by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London 01/05/2008
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has announced that it is to undertake an inquiry into offshore financial centres and their impact on global business and investment, and the international fight against money laundering. [ FULL STORY ]

25/02/2008 New Maritime Bill Passed In Cook Islands
23/01/2008 Cook Islands Cabinet Appoints New Foreign Secretary
22/11/2007 EU-ACP Assembly Expected To Reach Interim Trade Deal
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
23/10/2007 EC Launches New Development Initiatives With Pacific Island States
03/10/2007 Cook Islands Examines Merits Of South Pacific Information Superhighway
28/08/2007 Cook Islands To Host Pacific Internet Conference
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
08/08/2007 Cook Islands To Announce Permanent Residency Awards
04/06/2007 Digicel Scoffs At C And W's Market Share Claims
29/05/2007 ACP Countries And EU Development Ministers Meet
14/05/2007 ICANN Signs MoU With Pacific Island Nations
02/05/2007 Argent Networks Teams Up With Telecom Cook Islands
02/06/2006 Small Nations Still Face Uneven Tax Playing Field
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
31/05/2006 EC Seeks To Increase Support For Pacific Island Countries
28/04/2006 Cook Islands To Abolish Import Levies
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
02/02/2006 First Project Goes Ahead Under Cook Islands Unit Titles Law
24/01/2006 Cook Islands Drafting New Intellectual Property Laws
14/11/2005 Internet Fraudsters Target South Pacific Countries
24/10/2005 Cook Islands Parliament Approves Unit Titles Bill
04/10/2005 Cook Islands Unit Titles Bill Attracts Local Opposition
29/08/2005 Cook Islands Launches Consultation On Unit Titles Bill
06/07/2005 Vanuatu Ratifies Pacific Islands Trade Agreement
24/06/2005 Cook Islands Budget Focuses On Recovery

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COOK ISLANDS NEWS: BUSINESS, TAXATION AND OFFSHORE