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The French magazine L’Expansion has published an interesting article to explain to what extent juridictions that were considered as tax havens (black list) or other financial centers (grey list, politically correct for tax havens) by OECD are cheating in their process of the signature of the required   tax agreements.   Many of these jurisdiction have signed with other dubious jurisdictions: one third of every agreement was signed with tax havens.   L’Expansion publishes an interesting table per jurisdiction that I have translated below.  ...

I have posted a couple of articles about LIGFI to explain the reason why the initiative is not serious in the debate on business ethics and financial integrity. LIGFI launched the concept of the Luxembourg Monthly Finance Lunch . As they explain, the purpose of LIGFI's Luxembourg Monthly Finance Lunch is to provide a forum for open and constructive dialogue amongst all stakeholders of the...

Remember last July. Luxembourg was congratulated by OECD for having signed the famous 12 agreements. More are actually signed for the frontage. " Luxembourg  has shown that countries are...

Tax Justice Network has reported that the Swiss Federal Council has just published a new report, Strategic directions for Switzerland's financial market policy, which is predictable in its...

The Luxembourg government today published a press release that is signed by the Luxembourg Minister of Justice and Angel Gurria. This press release took place place in the framework of the...