CHINA: China cracks down on smuggling with over 5,700 cases investigated

Anti-smuggling departments of customs across China carried out a series of special campaigns targeting smuggling in 2024, investigating more than 5,700 cases, the Ministry of Public Security said.

About 64 percent of these cases were criminal and involved tax evasion, according to the ministry. The departments focused on key goods such as refined oil, cigarettes and frozen marine products.

As part of these efforts, customs in Fuzhou, Fujian province, cracked a major case of refined oil smuggling.

18 June 2024

ST KITTS: St Kitts and Nevis Government Strengthens the Citizenship by Investment Programme Through Introduction of a New Act

The National Assembly successfully passed the Citizenship by Investment Unit Act, 2024 in a landmark sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, 14 June. The Citizenship by Investment Unit Act, 2024

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23 August 2024

UK: Named and Shamed – HMRC lists 92 tax avoidance schemes

HM Revenue & Customs has named 92 schemes which it says are involved in tax avoidance – and it admits this isn’t the complete list. There has been controversy for some years over the status

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23 August 2024

UK: UK to lose half a million millionaires by 2028

The number of millionaires in the UK is set to fall by 17% over the next years, according to a report that shows that people are getting richer across the globe. The UK had over three million adults

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20 May 2024

Four Carey Olsen lawyers star in Asian Legal Business Offshore Client Choice 2024

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Monday 20 May, 2024.  Carey Olsen Singapore partner Helen Wang and counsel Kate Lan, Rebecca Lee and Amelia Tan have been featured in the Asian Legal Business (ALB)

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