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27 June 2025

CLIMATE FINANCE: Global development summit seeks progress on climate finance despite Trump

A major UN-hosted conference on development finance could help raise funds to support the green transition despite attempts by US president Donald Trump to scupper the process, activists say. The Fourth

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27 June 2025

GLOBAL: FATF publishes new Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures

The FATF has updated its Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures to support countries and the private sector in bringing more people into the formal

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27 June 2025

BVI: BVI publishes policy on beneficial ownership

Amid international pressure, the BVI has published a new policy that guides access to the Register of Beneficial Ownership for BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships. According to the BVI government,

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27 June 2025

US: US regulator orders lending giants to consider crypto for mortgages

US lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been instructed to prepare their businesses to consider cryptocurrency as an asset in mortgage applications. Two of the largest government-backed mortgage

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27 June 2025

CRYTPO: Global financial crime watchdog calls for action on crypto risks

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in regulation

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27 June 2025

HONG KONG: Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition with new blueprint

Hong Kong is intensifying its bid to become a global digital asset (DA) hub with the release of an updated policy statement focused on accelerating stablecoin use and tokenisation efforts, amid renewed

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27 June 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Citizens’ Advice Guernsey officially opens new office with plaque unveiling

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 13 June, 2025. Citizens’ Advice Guernsey officially opened its new office with a plaque unveiling on Wednesday 4 June 2025. After 23 years based at the Bridge,

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27 June 2025

US: ‘Open Season for Wealthy Tax Cheats’ as Republicans Confirm Trump IRS Pick Billy Long

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm scandal-plagued Billy Long to serve as head of the Internal Revenue Service, an agency that he sought to abolish during his tenure in

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27 June 2025

SOUTH AFRICA: Existing tech tools enough to tackle tax-dodgers, says SARS

he South African Revenue Service (SARS) argues it does not need any additional technology to go after taxpayers who are not meeting their obligations. It is counting on the fact that what it already

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27 June 2025

UK: HMRC ramps up efforts against wealthy tax evasion

HM Revenue & Customs’ tax unit, known for targeting the affluent, has more than doubled its revenue from wealthy individuals in a single year, amassing over £1.5 billion in 2023-24 amidst

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