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]
List
1 Used to be part of the former Netherlands Antilles, which was dissolved in 2010, and now self-governing territories.
2 Only the Federal Territory of Labuan is designated.
3 Only the Autonomous Region of Madeira is designated.
4 Notably the state of Delaware is well known as a corporate haven due to its business-friendly corporation law.[5]
See also
- FATF Blacklist—List of non-cooperative countries or territories
- List of company registers
- List of countries by tax rates
References
- ^ "http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2008/050808.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Tax Justice Network (2013). "Financial Secrecy Index". Tax Justice Network. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "http://www.oecd.org/tax/2013-OECD-SG-Report-to-G20-Heads-of-Government.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Offshore Financial Centers (OFCs): IMF Staff Assessments (OFCA) - Sorted by Jurisdiction". Imf.org. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "State of Delaware - Division of Corporations - List Of Authorized Vendors With Direct Web Access". Retrieved 31 May 2016.
External links
- IMF 2000 report on offshore financial centres
- Moran Harari, Markus Meinzer and Richard Murphy (October 2012) "Financial Secrecy, Banks and the Big 4 Firms of Accountants" Tax Justice Network
- Offshore jurisdiction compare