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Offshore News Digest for Week of September 9, 2002


MORE PRESSURE ON THE SWISS

Swiss may face EU action over banking laws.

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EU sanctions threaten Swiss banking secrecy.

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Swiss Face Pressure to Loosen Bank Secrecy Laws. (Free registration required.)

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Swiss celebrate formal UN entry.

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U.S. SENATE CONTINUES ANTI-OFFSHORE TIRADE

Another “no contract” prohibition gets inserted into a major bill.

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BAHAMAS GETS NEW I.R.S. APPROVAL

NASSAU: The IRS gives renewed QI approval to the islands' KYC laws.

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BARBADOS BENEFITS FROM CANADIAN TREATY

BRIDGETOWN: Island nation gives other havens strong competition.

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CHANNEL ISLANDS JOB CUTS CONTINUE

GUERNSEY: Barclays Bank to drop 132 Guernsey jobs, as attrition grows.

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BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE THINKS GIBRALTAR “ECCENTRIC”

LONDON: How dare those colonials demand a say in their own future?

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KOREAN OFFSHORE LOSSES CLAIMED

SEOUL: Billions of wons said to be lost in offshore investments.

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HOW F.A.T.F. DESTROYS FINANCIAL PRIVACY

Monetary expert Richard Rhan exposes the FATF gang.

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SENATOR HILLARY SAYS WAR TAX THE RICH

NEW YORK: She thinks wars (Iraq, anti-terror) should be financed by a tax on the very wealthy.

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REPORT SAYS 9-11 AFTERMATH COST MULTI-BILLIONS

The economic consequences of September 11, 2001 detailed.

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ARAB BANKERS ADMIT TERROR CASH LAXNESS

MANAMA, Bahrain: They can do more, but claim they are not pro-terror.

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HIGH U.K. CORPORATE TAXES HURT BUSINESS

LONDON: Bring corporate taxes down; boost income and jobs.

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3500 official UK passports have been 'lost' in the mails.

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A PEAN TO GOLD

He likes it; we like it; you like it; we all like gold.

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9/11 ONE YEAR AFTER

Alexander Cockburn has his typically caustic-but-interesting say!

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U.S. CIVIL LIBERTIES 9/11 CASUALTY

Are we really defending freedoms or are we losing them?

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FBI WANTS YOUR FINANCIAL RECORDS

Commercial databases now used to spy on you.

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U.N. RIGHTS CHIEF FEARS TERROR FIGHT HURTS RIGHTS

Governments trample civil liberties and crush opponents.

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U.K. TERROR LAWS DESTROY NET PRIVACY

British one of world's worst in abuse of Net surveillance.

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SWISS DEBUT AT THE UNITED NATIONS

BERN: Worries about national identity and traditional neutrality.

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More about possible EU sanctions aimed at Swiss bank secrecy.

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CHANGE IN AUSTRIA

VIENNA: New elections set; what will it mean for the future?

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JERSEY LOOKS AT IMPACT OF E.U. CODE

ST. HELIER: Possible low or no corporate taxes could be a boon.

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NATIONAL DAY IN GIBRALTAR

A celebration of Britishness by one of Her Majesty's last colonies.

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HAVEN EXPERT URGES LEGAL RESISTANCE

BRIDGETOWN: Bruce Zagaris says take the US to court.

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BERMUDA A 'POLITICAL FOOTBALL'

HAMILTON: Opposition slams government for failure to counter US Congress restrictions on offshore reincorporation.

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NEVIS OFFSHORE SECTOR HEALTHY

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Traditional tax haven is off blacklists.

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MOODY'S RATES CAYMAN ISLANDS

GEORGE TOWN, C.I.: Good credit rating; offshore helps.

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BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONFAB

GRAND TURK, Turks & Cacaos Islands: UK colonials gather.

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SINGAPORE CRACKS DOWN ON CORPORATIONS

Tough new draft accounting and listing standards issued.

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U.S. GOVERNMENT WAR ON PROPERTY

A government that can jail the rich and well known at will and confiscate their assets can do the same thing to “ordinary” people.

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AMERICAN TAXES DRIVE OUT BUSINESS

Without major tax reform, the US will no longer attract business.

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And truly free trade is an absolute must for prosperity.

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SPAIN'S LATIN AMERICAN BINGE

Spanish banks and corporations are left holding the investment bag after over extending themselves.

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ONE YEAR LATER -- THE 9-11 AFTERMATH

The War on Civil Liberties. Even the New York Times is alarmed.   More on this story here.

Americans surrendered civil liberties quietly after September 11.   More on this story here.

Group ignorance becomes the norm.   More on this story here.

Reason Magazine: Recommended: Trading Less Safety for More Freedom.   More on this story here and here.

Immigrants still languish in INS jails.   More on this story here.

Secret courts and government wiretaps.   More on this story here.

2/3 of Americans not worried about Net surveillance.   More on this story here.

US Dept. of Justice Top 10 List of Lost Liberties.   More on this story here.


ONE OPINION ON THE TRUE MEANING OF PATRIOTISM

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AMERICANS SKEPTICAL OF GOVERNMENT OVERREACHING

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LUXEMBOURG KNOCKS E.U. ANTI-SWISS SANCTIONS

Heavy handed EU threats of sanctions against Swiss bank secrecy backfired as tax haven Luxembourg says no to “political war”.

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Swiss bankers urge government firmness against EU threats.

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Swiss economy stagnant as recession continues.

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Swiss Channel Islands consul helps 25 Swiss banks there.

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IRISH TAX COLLECTORS CHASE 60,000 OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS

DUBLIN: Banks turn over names of suspected offshore tax cheats.

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BERMUDA INSURANCE CO. HEAD HITS U.S. RE-INCORPORATIONS

HAMILTON: The head of ACE Ltd. says American companies who shift incorporation to the island are giving Bermuda a bad reputation.

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BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT DENIES IT IS CORPORATE TAX HAVEN

NASSAU: Not in the same class as Bermuda or Barbados, they say.

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DOMINICA RAISES TAXES, ANGERS TAXPAYERS

ROSEAU: Tax increase causes public protests.

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$6 BILLION HONG KONG MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

Sketchy report of major laundering; dirty cash cases increase.

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U.S. TREASURY EYES OFFSHORE INSURANCE

WASHINGTON: Perpetually tax hungry IRS eyes legal hedge fund and life insurance wrappers as offshore tax avoidance targets.

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U.S. FINES BANK FOR MONEY LAUNDERING VIOLATIONS

MIAMI: A case study of what client conduct banks must watch for and report to the Feds as potential money laundering.

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MORE ABOUT US-EU SECRET NEGOTIATIONS

BRUSSELS: Ashcroft, EU officials confer on joint police powers.

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U.S. SENATORS ACCUSE F.B.I. OF WIRETAP GRAB

WASHINGTON: FBI goes far beyond legal powers granted in USA Patriot Act and does so in secret.

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U.S. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS GROW IN NUMBER

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SILENCE ABOUT SECRECY

Politicians (and most American citizens) stay mum as rights are taken away.

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COURT KNOCKS INDEFINITE DETENTION BY US GOVERNMENT

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EUROPEAN UNION USES ANTI-TERROR TO CURB DISSENT

LONDON: EU's year long “war on freedom and democracy”.

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