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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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19 April 2024

SINGAPORE: Monetary Authority of Singapore Commits S$35million to Sustainable Finance Upskilling Initiatives

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has committed S$35million to upskill and reskill specialists in sustainable finance and has joined forces with the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF), supported

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19 April 2024

UK: Regulators set sights on hedge funds after UK pension crisis

Britain’s markets watchdog is working with overseas regulators to look at other stresses in the global financial system, such as leveraged hedge funds, its chief executive said on Wednesday, following

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19 April 2024

REGULATION: FATF Agrees on Action Plan to Drive Implementation of Global Crypto Norms

The Financial Action Task Force has agreed on an action plan to drive the “timely implementation” of its global standards for crypto, a report from its recent plenary meeting shows. The

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19 April 2024

FINANCIAL CRIME: Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist

A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen a confidential database containing millions of records that companies use for screening potential customers for links to sanctions and

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