Cyprus continues to confuse people, so some fact help. I;ve been scanning around for some given pressure on my own time and two blogs gave really helped. The first
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The Tax Free Tour: a stunning new programme on tax havens
This Dutch programme was broadcast last night. What I’ve seen so far looks very good (and yes, to give fair warning, I’m in it, quite a lot):
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Another Easter read: The Great Tax Robbery by Richard Brooks
I mentioned one of my Easter reads yesterday. Here’s another; The Great Tax Robbery by Richard Brooks, which loads of people are talking about: There’s
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For those who say there was no Russian money in Cyprus, the FT disagrees
I had a twitter debate with Frances Coppola over the weekend in which she claimed first that Cyprus was not a tax haven as there was no evidence of
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Right now the story of Cyprus the tax haven looks likely to be one big bust
I liked this in Time magazine: In the aftermath of the crisis, once the passions have ebbed, no doubt someone will try to calculate in detail
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Cyprus brings a welcome return to capital controls, something we’ve needed for a long time
As is noted in the FT this morning: Cypriot lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for capital controls. The legislation allows Cyprus’s government to introduce
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Ann Pettifor’s right: there is a magical money tree
Last week Ann Pettifor complained that the tax gap agenda I have promoted has become too dominant in left wing thinking. She has a point,
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Cyprus: The Tax Justice Network view on what the world’s media has missed
The following is cross posted from the Tax Justice Network blog, with permission: Many people have been asking us about Cyprus. Its tax haven status is central to
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Has Cayman already signed a ‘son of FATCA’ deal with the UK?
Last November when it first emerged that the UK was to use the US FATCA requirements to impose similar demands on the Crown Dependencies I also suggested that they would
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