According to The Financial Times, Turkish Lira has lost 40% of its value since the beginning of 2018. In a bid to tackle Turkey's inflation, which was running at 25% in September, the Central Bank increased interest rates from 19.25% to 24% in September... Read Full Article »
Banks and financial institutions the world over were worried about the legal and reputational costs of falling foul of FATCA (the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) from the outset... Read Full Article »
What's the difference between having a local bank account and an offshore bank account? An offshore account, also known as an overseas or international bank account, is an account that is based outside of... Read Full Article »
Today I bring you an interview with US attorney Joel Nagel on the future of correspondent banking. Joel is is founder and managing partner of the international law firm of Nagel & Associates, the Chairman of Caye Bank in Belize... Read Full Article »
This article covers the top international banking licenses in 2017 available from zero and low tax jurisdictions. It's focused on the Caribbean, South Pacific, and Latin America. While many countries issue private banking licenses... Read Full Article »
In the current political climate, with the financial crisis still fresh in the memory (even though the height of the crisis was almost a decade ago), political parties can almost certainly expect to gain some votes with proposals... Read Full Article »
We often hear how trade barriers hinder trade between nations. But they can also inhibit trade within a country, particularly in ones with federalized systems of government. So, credit is due to Canada for introducing its own internal free trade... Read Full Article »
In April 2016 the finance ministry in Greece advertised vacancies for dogs to try to help the country find money hidden by people not using Greek Banks. Europa Trust Company Ltd reports on this unusual recruitment drive... Read Full Article »
The Due Diligence and Know Your Client policies and procedures are getting tougher in the Hong Kong Banks. Customers are requested to provide more documents and proofs than ever before... Read Full Article »
Debt some have an aversion to it, others live their life by it. Either way, it is clear that debt makes the world go round, at least economically speaking (before all you astrophysicist start writing in!). Try running a successful business... Read Full Article »
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