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8 November 2024

AML: Anti-Money Laundering Market to Reach USD 9.35 Billion by 2032

“The S&S Insider report indicates that the Anti-Money Laundering Market size was valued at USD 2.53 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to USD 9.35 billion by 2032, with a compound annual

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1 November 2024

GREECE: Greek Finance Chief Says Tax Evasion Collections Will Reduce Taxes

Digitization and stepped-up checks of tax returns is bringing more money into Greece’s state coffers and some of that will be used to reduce taxes, Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis. He told the

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1 November 2024

NETHERLANDS: Dutch proposal aims to boost crypto tax compliance

The legislation would require crypto service providers to collect and share user data with the Dutch tax authority, in line with the EU’s reporting requirements to combat tax evasion. The Dutch government

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1 November 2024

UK: Budget 2024: Key points announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn statement

The Chancellor announced billions of pounds in extra taxes and borrowing to fund a huge investment programme in transport and other infrastructure projects and to improve some public services such

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1 November 2024

EU: EU plan for digital income tax is shot down

European Union finance ministers failed to agree on a tax on digital income, despite a last-minute plan by Germany and France to save the proposal. The EU’s executive arm proposed a 3 percent

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1 November 2024

US: New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN, a part of the U.S. Treasury) has new federal reporting requirements for Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) that may impact bookstores. It requires

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1 November 2024

NEW ZEALAND: CA ANZ pushes for quick passage of AML/CTF amendments

The legislation for the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing amendments must be finalised as soon as possible to ensure sufficient time for implementation, CA ANZ has told the government.

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1 November 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore Publishes National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy

Singapore today published its National Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Strategy, as part of continuing efforts to maintain the effectiveness of our AML framework. The National AML Strategy[1] outlines our

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1 November 2024

FINTECH: Coinbase Wants to Turn Every FinTech Into a Crypto Company

There are a handful of publicly listed cryptocurrency companies in the United States. These firms tend to serve as a good barometer of the state of the digital asset industry, at least domestically.

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1 November 2024

HONG KONG: Hong Kong unveils rules for ‘responsible’ AI use as it gets ahead of disruptive technology

Hong Kong’s government outlined its first guidelines on the “responsible” use of artificial intelligence (AI) and embraced blockchain, as regulators strive to get ahead of the technological revolution

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