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18 July 2025

MALTA: Golden passports to be replaced with broader citizenship-by-merit

Updated with PN reaction Malta’s so-called golden passport scheme will be scrapped, while a citizenship-by-merit system will be expanded and strengthened, the government has announced. The proposed

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18 July 2025

US: US passes first major national crypto legislation

Lawmakers in the US have passed the country’s first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress over regulation

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11 July 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Carey Olsen represents Grant Thornton Channel Islands in connection with sale

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 11 July, 2025. Carey Olsen’s corporate teams in Jersey and Guernsey are representing Grant Thornton Limited, Channel Islands (“Grant Thornton Channel

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11 July 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Carey Olsen advises Klar on US$190 million Series C funding round

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 11 July, 2025. Carey Olsen’s corporate team in the Cayman Islands has advised Mexico-based digital bank Klar on its US$190 million Series C funding round,

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11 July 2025

EU: EU Considers Tobacco Tax as New, Long-Term Revenue Stream

The European Commission is exploring a potential EU-wide tobacco levy to help fund its next long-term budget, according to a German government report seen by Euractiv. The idea, still in early stages,

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11 July 2025

CHINA: Chinese tax authorities urge to declare offshore earnings in line with global practices

Chinese tax authorities are stepping up efforts to ensure households declare and pay taxes on overseas income, as part of a broader initiative to enhance cross-border tax transparency and bring China’s

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11 July 2025

EU: EU Proposes New Tax Incentives to Boost Clean Tech and Advance ESG and Carbon Neutral Strategy

The European Commission has introduced a bold new Recommendation on Tax Incentives aimed at accelerating the EU’s clean industrial transition, reinforcing its ESG agenda and long-term carbon neutral

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11 July 2025

EU: EU accelerates negotiations with US, requests immediate 50% tariff relief, without waiting for a final agreement

EU accelerates negotiations with US, requesting immediate 50% import tariff relief without waiting for a final agreement, before August 1 deadline, fearing impact on steel and automotive industries

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11 July 2025

US: SEC Crypto Task Force head warns assets remain securities regardless of tokenization

Hester Peirce, head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force, said that putting securities on a blockchain “does not have magical abilities to transform the nature

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11 July 2025

AFRICA: Four richest Africans wealthier than half the continent Oxfam reports

The four wealthiest individuals in Africa hold more combined wealth than roughly half of the continent’s 750 million people, according to a new report by anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The findings highlight

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