Cayman tops ‘financial secrecy’ index
While the United States overtakes Switzerland for the first time
While the United States overtakes Switzerland for the first time
International efforts to end the secrecy of offshore tax havens – seen by governments as the solution to tackling tax evasion – may lead to some undesired side-effects, according to experts in the industry.
More than $12trn (£8trn, 10.5trn) has been taken out of emerging economies such as China and Russia and stashed in offshore accounts, new data from advocacy group the Tax Justice Network (TJN) has revealed.