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Tax Havens: Do They Have A Future Providing Banking And Financial Services?, John Mclaren, John Passant
Tax Havens: Do They Have A Future Providing Banking And Financial Services?, John Mclaren, John Passant
John Passant
This paper will attempt to provide an answer to the question: will tax havens continue to provide financial and banking services to non-resident investors in the face of sustained pressure from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)1 and the developed nations, in particular the G20? The question encompasses more than just the issue of whether or not tax havens and Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs) will continue to operate as financial centres attracting mobile capital from individuals and Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs) because they have low or no taxes. Two other important considerations which are fundamental to the future of …
Tax Havens: Do They Have A Future Providing Banking And Financial Services?, John Mclaren, John Passant
Tax Havens: Do They Have A Future Providing Banking And Financial Services?, John Mclaren, John Passant
John McLaren
This paper will attempt to provide an answer to the question: will tax havens continue to provide financial and banking services to non-resident investors in the face of sustained pressure from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)1 and the developed nations, in particular the G20? The question encompasses more than just the issue of whether or not tax havens and Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs) will continue to operate as financial centres attracting mobile capital from individuals and Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs) because they have low or no taxes. Two other important considerations which are fundamental to the future of …
Macroeconomic And Financial Sector Comparison With Saarc And Asean Countries, Safdar Khan
Macroeconomic And Financial Sector Comparison With Saarc And Asean Countries, Safdar Khan
Safdar Khan
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Two distinct regional associations, SAARC and ASEAN, comprise over seventeen different economies of Asia. These economies differ from each other in terms of their age, size and economic performance. However, some comparisons can be drawn between these intra-regional economies on the basis of economic and financial performance for a uniform period of observation, spanning from 1990 to 2003.1 This chapter discusses the financial sector indicators of the SAARC and ASEAN countries under the framework of macroeconomic performance, with the objective of assessing the level of Pakistan’s performance in comparison with these countries.