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7 February 2025

CHINA: China challenges Trump tariffs as ‘discriminatory’

China has accused the US of making “unfounded and false allegations” about its role in the fentanyl trade to justify tariffs on Chinese products. The complaint was lodged with the World

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7 February 2025

CAREY OLSEN: Carey Olsen named Guernsey Law Firm of the Year at Lexology Index Awards

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Thursday 6 February, 2025. Carey Olsen has been named Guernsey Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Lexology Index Awards – formerly known as the Who’s Who Legal

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7 February 2025

SOUTH KOREA: South Korea City Will Track and Seize Crypto From Tax Evaders

The Gwacheon City in South Korea will roll out a virtual asset electronic seizure system next month to track and confiscate crypto from tax evaders. The system will enable authorities to identify hidden

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7 February 2025

UK: MPs demand answers from HMRC following Abramovich investigation

MPs have demanded HMRC puts an end to the vast sums of public money being lost to offshore tax avoidance, which they say the agency has drastically underestimated. In a letter sent on Wednesday, the

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7 February 2025

EU: EU financial crime intelligence-sharing platform upgrade goes live

An intelligence-sharing platform created more than two decades ago to help authorities across the European Union (EU) to combat financial crime across borders has been upgraded this week, infused with

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7 February 2025

US: Wealth Tax on Megarich Would Invest in Washington State’s Future

Despite Governor Ferguson’s hemming and hawing, state lawmakers are advancing a wealth tax that could raise billions to fully fund public schools and avert a budget crisis.President and convicted

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7 February 2025

CANADA: Trudeau government gets failing grade on tax fairness

Justin Trudeau’s international reputation once gave the impression that he was a progressive champion leading an earnest transformation towards a more egalitarian Canada. Looking back on his nearly

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7 February 2025

US: Trump reneges on $4B in Green Climate Fund financing

The United States has reneged on $4 billion in pledges it had made to the Green Climate Fund, marking the first time such a pledge has been rescinded for the fund. The United States has officially reneged

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7 February 2025

EU: Czech president signs ‘landmark’ crypto bill

Czech President Petr Pavel has reportedly signed a “landmark” cryptocurrency legislation into law, providing Czechia with regulatory clarity on digital assets that are aligned with broader European

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7 February 2025

US: SEC Launches Crypto Task Force Website to Bring Clarity to Crypto Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a ‘Crypto Task Force’ page on its website, outlining the agency’s crypto regulatory agenda under the agency’s new leadership. This

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