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African Dictator’s Son Stands Trial For Money Laundering

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The trial got under way after the United Nations denied a request by Equatorial Guinea at the end of last year to halt proceedings on the argument that Obiang is covered by diplomatic immunity. Obiang is the son of the country’s president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

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London’s Dirty Little (Money Laundering) Secret

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office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time. A former employee at Swiss bank BSI, who worked at the bank’s U.K. But as the FT’s reports showed, U.K.

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South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists

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Users can even receive an instant tax refund at four major airports in the country. Launched in 2004, Alipay currently boasts more than 520 million active registered users. Alipay launched in Israel just last month, making it the first nation in the Middle East to support the payment method. China is expected to process $3.29

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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

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2004-2008: 82.6% Digital engagement : CRE credit risk management tends to focus primarily on annual tax returns and rent rolls, while C&I lending relies on higher-frequency reporting. 2010-2023: 137.3% trillion, Pruis said. trillion “wave” appeared first on Abrigo.

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Let’s take a look at the difference between PPF and NPS

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We’re here to tell you the difference between the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and the Public Provident Fund (PPF). When launched in January 2004, it was exclusively meant for government employees. It is a risk-free scheme as the returns on invested sum are completely tax exempted. Are you new to investing? What is NPS?

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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Housing markets have begun to improve with the national indices showing year-over-year growth of 3% to 4% recently. The “Fiscal Cliff” Who in their right minds would have so many critical tax codes and laws expiring all on the same year-end date? The tax bracket changes become permanent and that will allow planning to resume.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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He said we should use a measure of happiness like that used by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, which utilizes a Gross National Happiness index rather than a Gross National Product index for its 700,000 people. Maybe it is nationally, but Bucks County (PA) has yet to participate. in July and CoreLogic, +4.6%