JustShare Debate: ‘Offshore Financial Centres: Blessing or Curse?’

Tuesday 14th July 2009, 1.05pm, St Mary-le-Bow Church, EC2V

Offshore Financial Centres, more commonly known as tax havens, have been the focus of much media and popular attention this year. This debate will explore whether tax havens create opportunities for entrepreneurship in the developing world, or whether they encourage exploitation and undermine good governance. The speakers will be Howard Bilton (Chair of the Sovereign Group) and John Kay (Economist and Financial Times columnist), and John Whiting (Tax Policy Director at the CiOT) will be in the Chair. The debate will end by 2pm but will be followed by Fairtrade refreshments for any able to stay. All welcome