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18 October 2025

THAILAND: Thai Supreme Court Cuts Philip Morris Fine by 85% in Tax Evasion Case

In a dramatic reversal, the Supreme Court has slashed Philip Morris Thailand Limited’s tax evasion fine by 85%, reducing it from 130 million baht ($3.9 million) to just 20 million baht ($613,250),

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18 October 2025

UK: HMRC’s football tax evasion crackdown nets £90m for Treasury

The amount of extra tax reclaimed by HM Revenue & Customs from Britain’s professional football industry is growing rapidly, data shows. HMRC’s tax crackdown on professional football has

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18 October 2025

INDIA: India emerging as global hub for AI, fintech innovation: SC Ventures’ top execs

The top executives of Standard Chartered (SC) Ventures have emphasised that India is becoming a major hub for technology that continues to transform how people live, work, and connect. Speaking to at

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18 October 2025

UK: Key red flags for suspicious activity reports in the UK

Money laundering and financial fraud continue to present major risks to the UK’s financial system, placing strong emphasis on AML processes. One of the most important tools in combating financial

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18 October 2025

UAE: UAE’s FTA reports record volume of corporate tax returns as registrants exceed 640,000

The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) recently announced that it has achieved a record volume of corporate tax returns with high compliance rates, exceeding internationally targeted averages. With

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18 October 2025

BVI: UK wants to dictate our economic progress

Junior Minister for Financial Services Lorna Smith has stated that the United Kingdom tries to dictate the shape of the Virgin Islands’ economy, arguing that such interference undermines the people’s

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18 October 2025

GREEN FINANCE: Finance on the brink: central banking tackles sustainability’s hard truths

As global leaders in sustainability gathered in Madrid last week to discuss the theme of “finance on the brink”, the mood was not one of climate doomerism but of sober, pragmatic reflection. The

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18 October 2025

UAE: How Generative AI is transforming financial analysis and forecasting

The financial services industry has always been at the forefront of adopting advanced technologies. From the first computerized trading systems in the 1970s to algorithmic trading and high-frequency

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18 October 2025

FRANCE: French PM plans new tax on people earning over $380,000 a year

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans a tax targeting individuals with annual incomes of over €250,000 (S$380,000) to try to win the Socialist opposition’s backing for his government’s

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18 October 2025

UK: HMRC confirms crypto ETN ISA rules

HMRC has confirmed the ISA status of crypto ETNs on the day on which they are permitted for sale to UK retail investors. The FCA’s longstanding ban on the sale of cryptocurrency (crypto) exchange-traded

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