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1 February 2024

GREEN FINANCE: Investors pull £8bn out of woke ESG funds amid greenwashing backlash

Global investors pulled £8billion from woke ESG funds last year amid a backlash over greenwashing and the ‘vague’ promises they offer. Figures from industry group Calastone show the three-year

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1 February 2024

ITALY: Use social-media data in fight against tax evasion says Leo

The government is looking at the use of data scraping from social-media platforms in the battle against tax evasion, Deputy Economy Minister Maurizio Leo said on Wednesday. “What needs to be done,

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1 February 2024

IRELAND: Ireland bids for new EU anti-money laundering agency

Ireland grilled on local salary costs and housing as nine countries compete for new agency. Ireland put forward its case for Dublin to be the location for the European Union’s new anti-money laundering

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31 January 2024

CHINA: China to stiffen crypto regulations with new anti-money laundering laws

China plans to revise its Anti-Money Laundering policies to include cryptocurrencies. The move remains crucial as the nation has never updated its AML rules since its 2007 inception. Anticipated to

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31 January 2024

UK: Bitcoin “used to launder money in fraud scheme”, court hears

A woman in London is on trial for laundering crypto worth billions of dollars, stolen from Chinese investors.The UK’s National Crime Agency is expanding its capabilities to combat cryptocurrency fraud.The

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31 January 2024

CARIBBEAN: EU engages with 5 Caribbean countries in Dominica to discuss their CBI Programmes

EU Commission representatives, including the Head of Visa Policy and the EU’s liaison in Barbados, recently visited Dominica to meet with the five OECS islands offering citizenship by investment programmes.

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31 January 2024

UK: Britain grants long-term market access for EU investment funds

Britain said on Tuesday it would grant long-term market access for EU based investment and money market funds used by UK investors, and without new costly requirements such as mandatory valuation assessments. 

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31 January 2024

UK: IMF advises UK against further tax cuts

Britain’s government should refrain from making further tax cuts given the long-term strains on the country’s public finances, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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30 January 2024

BVI Financial Services Firms Demonstrate Strength And Depth With A Strong Year For Transactions

Press Release from BVI Finance, Tuesday 30 January, 2024.  A series of significant complex cross-border transactions in 2023 has highlighted the strength and depth of expertise in the BVI across the

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30 January 2024

AFRICA: Kenya, United States Commit To Enhanced Bilateral Trade And Investment Partnership

Kenya and the United States have underscored the shared commitment of both nations to enhance bilateral trade and investment, with a focus on key areas such as agriculture, good regulatory practices,

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