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27 June 2025

SWITZERLAND: Swiss beneficial owner register to tackle money laundering

Switzerland will introduce a federal register to list the beneficial owners of shell companies to combat money laundering. The House of Representatives has backed a draft Bill that had been largely

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27 June 2025

EU: EU states enabling tax evasion, says 2025 Financial Secrecy Index

EU member states are enabling tax evasion, according to the 2025 Financial Secrecy Index. The report, published by the UK-based Tax Justice Network, found EU countries now account for 21% of global

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26 June 2025

UAE: EU Removes UAE from Money Laundering Risk List, Adds Lebanon, Algeria, and Monaco

While the UAE was delisted, the European Commission added Lebanon, Algeria, and seven other countries due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering frameworks. The European Union announced Tuesday the

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26 June 2025

US: Trump Teases More Crypto Action in Prerecorded Coinbase Summit Address

Trump delivered a pre-recorded message to Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit, marking only his second direct address to the crypto sector as president. He emphasised his commitment to implementing

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26 June 2025

BRICS: BRICS Countries Develop Shared Position on Climate Finance

In its capacity as the 2025 Presidency of the BRICS alliance and incoming Presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) in November, Brazil announced the BRICS’ approval of the bloc’s

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26 June 2025

PORTUGAL: Portugal Golden Visa Program: Updated in 2025

The Portugal Golden Visa Program is one of the most popular residency by investment programs in Europe and in the world. The program offers residency in Portugal after the investor makes a significant

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26 June 2025

MALTA: EU Court Declares Malta’s Investor Citizenship Scheme Illegal

On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a landmark judgment in Commission v Malta, ruling that Malta’s investor citizenship scheme, commonly known as the “golden

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26 June 2025

CHINA: China and UK to boost cooperation in sustainability, digital, green finance

China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, has called for increased dialogue and cooperation between China and the United Kingdom (TADAWUL:4280) in areas such as sustainability, digital development,

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26 June 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Five Carey Olsen lawyers star in Asian Legal Business Offshore Client Choice list 2025

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 30 May, 2025. Carey Olsen partners Tim Haynes, Helen Wang and Matthew Watson, and counsel Kate Lan and Amelia Tan have featured in the Asian Legal Business (“ALB”)

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26 June 2025

BRAZIL: Brazil ends crypto tax exemption, imposes 17.5% flat rate on gains

Brazil has ended its tax exemption for small-scale crypto profits, introducing a 17.5% flat rate on all capital gains from digital assets. The new rule was announced under Provisional Measure 1303 as

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