From the Davos OpenForum 2014: "Switzerland is known for its chocolate, watches and banking sector. But today, with traditional banking secrecy gone, the country has to reinvent itself to retain its competitive advantage." Our emphasis added. That's news to us. … [Read more...]
Secrecy
Swiss double tax agreements disadvantage poorer countries
Our attention has been drawn to a fascinating new report (sadly, in German only, an English language summary is here) on Switzerland’s double tax agreements (DTAs) with developing countries. Interestingly, although the report was produced by researchers from the renowned World Trade Institute at … [Read more...]
Outrage at Bermuda and Jersey removal from French blacklist
According to Mediapart the French government is under fire, again, this time over its decision to remove both Bermuda and Jersey from its blacklist of uncooperative tax havens. Senior members of the government, including foreign affairs minister Laurent Fabius, are reported to be opposed to their … [Read more...]
Links Jan 14
"BEPS Action Plan: Update on 2014 Deliverables"- Live Webcast Thursday 23 January OECD Hellenic EU Presidency Outlines Priorities Tax-News "Greece will press for the extension of automatic information exchange procedures as part of its six month European Union (EU) Presidency." … [Read more...]
Jersey: A Case Study in Path Dependence
This blog is part of a series highlighting the narrative reports from a number of secrecy jurisdictions around the world, explaining how they became offshore financial centres. Jersey ranked ninth on the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index. … [Read more...]
