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Seychelles
Despite OECD downgrade, the tax haven wants to outshine Mauritius

Despite being downgraded by the OECD in its latest peer review report on April 6, the offshore financial centre Seychelles is making strides by banking on new financial technologies. The country wants to outshine neighbouring Mauritius, which for its part, is in the OECD's good books. [...]

Published on 22/04/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Seychelles
Despite OECD downgrade, the tax haven wants to outshine Mauritius

Seychelles
Register of beneficiaries threatens to blow lid on trust company ownership

Seychelles
Victoria strives to please EU and OECD over tax transparency

Seychelles
Seychelles flushes out fakes to please OECD

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Angola, UAE
Golden boy of Angolan finance N'Gunu Tiny adds Emirati string to his bow

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IBL to open offshore financial services branch in Madagascar

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Centum Investment set to reap benefits of Kenya-Mauritius tax treaty

Mauritius
IFC turns to Axis Fiduciary and IQ EQ to run its offshore companies

Mauritius
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