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The EU Tax Observatory said disclosures from 36 major European banks showed they booked a total of €20 billion or about 14% of total profits, in tax havens

Ireland named as bank tax haven by Tax Observatory

European banks have not reduced their presence in tax havens, despite several scandals that have revealed the dubious practices multinationals use to avoid taxes, according …

Business • 06 Sep 21

Namibia has been taken off the European Union's blacklist of tax havens

EU tax haven blacklist drops to five as Namibia removed

European Union finance ministers removed Namibia from the bloc's blacklist of tax havens today after it committed itself to changing its tax rules and practices, …

Business • 06 Nov 18

Palau had been included on the blacklist in March as its tax rules and practices were deemed not in line with EU standards

EU removes Palau from tax havens blacklist

European Union finance ministers agreed today to remove the Pacific island of Palau from an EU list of tax havens.

Business • 02 Oct 18

Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia are to be delisted from the EU's list of tax havens

EU tax haven blacklist set to shrink further

European Union states are set to remove Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia from a list of tax havens next week, leaving only six …

Business • 07 Mar 18

Barbados, Grenada, South Korea, Macao, Mongolia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates joined Panama as jurisdictions delisted

EU removes Panama and 7 others from tax-haven blacklist

European Union finance ministers have agreed to remove eight jurisdictions, including much-criticised Panama, from the bloc's blacklist of tax havens, one month after the list …

Business • 23 Jan 18

EU tax commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the list represents 'substantial progress' but much work remains to be done

EU adopts new tax haven blacklist

European Union finance ministers have adopted a blacklist of 17 jurisdictions deemed as tax havens, in an unprecedented step to counter worldwide tax avoidance.

Business • 06 Dec 17

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