This is a great article from the New York Times in 2000. Back then it could report that: Banks and fiduciaries are now required to
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Why is Liechtenstein a tax haven?
Journalists have been asking this question, so it seems important to answer it. The OECD in 1998 defined a tax haven as a place that
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Liectenstein: The PM speaks in the FT
The Prime Minister of Liechtenstein has written in the FT saying (amongst other things): It is too early for a final assessment or even a
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Liechtenstein: Crown Prince Alois excuses money laundering
Bloomberg reports that: Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince Alois criticized German authorities for their handling of a tax- evasion probe, calling Germany’s use of intelligence methods to
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Leichtenstein: Where’s the Center for Freedom and Prosperity on this one?
I thought I should have a look at what the Center for Freedom and Prosperity had to say on the Liechtenstein debacle. They are, after
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Liechtenstein: Germany ignores the supply side of corruption
I have got reports that German Finance Ministry spokesman Torsten Albig has said of the Liechtenstein tax evasion scandal sweeping Germany: It is all about
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Liechtenstein: The FT addresses the ethics
I dealt with the ethics of Germany securing information on tax evasion by its citizens in Liechtenstein by paying an informer yesterday. The FT has
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Liechtenstien: tax evasion is like a motoring offence
The ambassador of Liechtenstein in Germany, Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein has been quoted in Der Speigel in German saying that tax evasion isn’t legal
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Liechtenstein: Why it was ethical for Geremany to pay for data to break its banking secrecy
I suggested yesterday that I would have to blog on the ethics of Germany buying data from an informer to enable them to break open
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