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20 April 2024

MAURITIUS: India-Mauritius DTAA Amendment Closes Tax Avoidance Loophole

India and Mauritius have signed the protocol amending their Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), which now incorporates the Principal Purpose Test (PPT). This provision serves as a criterion

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19 April 2024

US: Millionaires’ Effective Tax Rate Has Been Cut by Half Since Mid-20th Century

Millionaires are currently being taxed at half of the effective tax rate they were paying in the mid-20th century, a new report finds, as the tax code has become increasingly regressive and wealth inequality

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19 April 2024

ASIA: Singapore faces competition from Thailand and Malaysia as regional hub for multinationals

While Singapore still holds advantages in location, language proficiency, and financial services, rising costs are prompting Japanese and European companies to consider relocating specific functions,

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19 April 2024

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s spot crypto ETFs have one big attraction: no tax

Hong Kong’s upcoming exchange-traded funds (ETF) that invest directly into cryptocurrencies could be attractive to many Asian investors, industry insiders say, but demand may still be a trickle compared

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19 April 2024

LATAM & CARIBBEAN: IMF sees smaller slowdown in Latam, Caribbean region this year

The International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2024 view for economic output growth in Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.0% from its January estimate of 1.9%, though it still expects a slowdown, the

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19 April 2024

FINTECH: Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions

Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to cut Iran off from the global financial system, blockchain data show.

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19 April 2024

CARIBBEAN: 3 Caribbean islands rank in top 5 global CIP programmes

Henley & Partners, a prominent name in residence and citizenship by investment, has released the 2024 edition of the Global Citizenship Program Index of which three Caribbean Islands are featured.

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19 April 2024

AFRICA: Tax authority to launch new database to curb tax evasion in Kenya

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is reportedly considering a new transfer pricing database, allowing its agents to review multinational company transactions to detect tax evasion and ensure compliance.Installing

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19 April 2024

TAX EVASION: Prosecutors seek 12-year sentences for ‘Panama Papers’ accused

The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called “Panama Papers” tax evasion scandal. Jurgen Mossack and

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19 April 2024

Carey Olsen advises Sanctum FI LLP on launch of an Artificial Intelligence-powered investment fund

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 19 April, 2024.  Carey Olsen has advised investment services firm Sanctum FI LLP (“Sanctum”), the investment manager of Financial Science Holdings

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