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28 February 2025

CLIMATE FINANCE: G20 Urged to Tax Super-Rich for Green Future

In January, Greenpeace activists sent a clear message at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: #TaxTheSuperRich to fund a green and just future. They blocked the entrance to a heliport, infiltrated

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28 February 2025

EU: EU to Exempt Most Companies from Carbon Border Tax: What It Means for Climate Goals

The European Commission is set to exempt most of the companies covered under the European Union’s carbon border tax on the grounds that they produce only 1% of emissions in the scheme, reported Reuters.

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28 February 2025

FRANCE: France Proposes New Tax Targeting Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals

The proposed tax aims to address national debt and increase revenue from the wealthiest citizens.The French government is taking significant steps to address its mounting national debt, projected to

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28 February 2025

WEALTH TAX: Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Surged by $10 Billion Per Day in January

The collective fortune of the world’s billionaires grew by roughly $10 billion per day during the first month of 2025 as billionaire Donald Trump took office in the United States, ushering in an administration

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28 February 2025

BITCOIN: Bitcoin analyst eyes ‘near term floor’ as crypto fear hits redline

Bitcoin’s price could be approaching its bottom this cycle as it lingers below $83,000 and market sentiment remains fearful, according to the founder of a crypto fund. “Some broader macro data still

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28 February 2025

FATF: FinCEN announces FATF watchlist update: Laos, Nepal added, Philippines removed

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced two countries have been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) watchlist, while another has been removed.

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28 February 2025

CHINA: Valuations and AI driving family office comeback to China

An over-inflated US tech market and diversification to developing economies is encouraging family offices to return to Chinese stocks embracing technology at lower cost.As the Covid crisis developed

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28 February 2025

US: Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon

US President Donald Trump has said he is planning to hit goods made in the European Union with tariffs of 25%, claiming the bloc was created to “screw the United States”. “We’ll

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21 February 2025

CAYMAN ISLANDS: Changes made as beneficial ownership regime reworked

Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly presented changes to beneficial ownership legislation to parliament when it met for the last time before the elections. While the Beneficial Ownership Transparency

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21 February 2025

ITALY: Google agrees to pay Italy USD 340 million to settle tax evasion investigation

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday said they are seeking to have a tax evasion investigation against Google dropped after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million Euro (USD 340 million) settlement.

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