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Liechtenstein, which until now enjoyed a reputation as a tax paradise, may be forced to abandon banking secrecy. According to The Daily Telegraph, the reason is a growing scandal: 10 countries have…
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After the introduction of the euro, many feared that the single currency would collapse the national economies of European countries. But as the euro grew stronger and stronger, talk of introducing a…
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The World Bank and the international audit firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers have published the results of their study Paying Taxes, dedicated to fiscal problems in various countries around the world. As…
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According to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in 2006 Ukrainian guest workers legally sent $8.4 billion home. As Strana.Ru notes, this sum amounts to 8% of GDP and is twice…
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has recently found it increasingly difficult to counter criticism from the right-wing opposition, especially on what was once a favorite Labour topic – tax reform…
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Russia is the European leader in the number of immigrants: the country accounts for 48% of labor migrants going to work in European countries. This was stated by the head of the Federal Migration…
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Next year, a newly designed five-dollar bill will enter circulation. A more colorful depiction of Abraham Lincoln will be unveiled in September, and the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing expects…
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Fans of freebies, cheap and not-so-cheap items should buy tickets. The sale season has started worldwide.
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At the recent international specialized exhibition 'Investments. Construction. Real Estate', which took place in the Russian capital, the international component of the exposition was particularly…
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Europeans regret abandoning their national currencies five years after the euro replaced francs, marks and other national currencies. According to The Daily Telegraph, more than half of Europeans…
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Despite the high expectations of the architects of the single European currency, the euro never became a world currency. Moreover, significant disparities in the rates of economic development of…
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Interesting, which country would the director of the famous "Va-Bank" choose for the role of a financial paradise, were he to make his film masterpiece a couple of years ago? The scandal with…