List of offshore financial centres
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Several countries and territories have been designated offshore financial centres by notable institutions namely, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1], the Financial Secrecy Index (managed by the Tax Justice Network)[2] and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[3]. Other jurisdictions however have not been designated by the such, but are known offshore financial centres as well:[4][5]:
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[edit] See also
- List of Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (FATF Blacklist)
[edit] Footnotes
- 1 Used to be part of the former Netherlands Antilles which was dissolved in 2010 and now self-governing territories.
- 2 Including the Caribbean Netherlands (formerly Netherlands Antilles) which was dissolved in 2010.
- 3 Only the Federal Territory of Labuan is designated.
- 4 Only the Autonomous Region of Madeira is designated.
- 5 Notably the state of Delaware it is well-known as a corporate haven due to its business-friendly corporation law.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Tax Justice Network (2009). "Financial Secrecy Index". Tax Justice Network. http://www.financialsecrecyindex.com/2009results.html. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Ministry of Finance (Brazil) (2010-06-01). "Instrução Normativa RFB nº 1.037, de 4 de junho de 2010". Government of Brazil. http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br/Legislacao/Ins/2010/in10372010.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Vatican Bank 'investigated over money-laundering'". BBC News Online. 21 September 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11380628. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Delaware Division of Corporations