“Going offshore” is a good solution for companies that do a lot of international business, and for people who want to protect their assets. Offshore banking in combination with having an offshore company guarantees maximum privacy and maximum flexibility.
What to do when you want that extra security for your business or wealth? The first […]

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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Banker
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Andorra is not just another Offshore centre. In the first place, Andorrs is landlocked and in the second place, Andorra does not have an “offshore jurisdiction”. It does not have special tax regulations for banking or investment funds, it does not offer classical offshore products such as trusts. The reason it doesn’t offer these services, […]

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Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Banker
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Costa Rica, the Southern-most country in Central-America, has 4 million citizens. Costa Rica, besides having one of the world’s largest areas of protected rainforest, is developing as an offshore financial centre.
Until 1995, Costa Rica’s banking industry was a state business, but since the banks have been privatized, slowly but surely the positive tax climate in […]

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Posted on November 28th, 2007 by Banker
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The IMF, the world’s monitor of the financial industry, has recognized the need to assess Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs) more closely. The main reason is that, according to the IMF, OFCs make up a significant part of global financial flows and because they have ties with other financial centres they can be very influential in […]

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Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Banker
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