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Offshore havens that refuse to hand over information on tax dodgers
face an unprecedented campaign of economic sanctions by the world's
most powerful countries, which may be agreed at the G20 summit
in London next month. |
They are the playgrounds of the super-rich, the secret citadels
of international money operations and the suspected shelters of
the proceeds of crime. |
Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria meet Sunday to prepare their
defence against a growing international onslaught on tax havens. |
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The experience of living 13 years abroad in four different countries
(USA, Sweden, Poland & Italy), and having an intercultural
marriage (with children) has certainly made me a bit less Brazilian
than I planned.
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Harvard author and financial crisis guru Niall Ferguson has landed
with a thud in Ottawa, spreading messages that could make even
the most confident policy makers squirm..
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What is it about winter that puts us out of sorts? Right about
now a lot of people are feeling morose, or even downright depressed.
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When an employee from Pittsburgh is offered a relocation assignment
to Shanghai, what is his thought process? What personal issues
did he have to work out before deciding to accept the transfer?
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The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival lures anyone with a curiosity
for strange flavours. Crowds of 20,000 turn up every March to
encounter people swallowing crickets, chewing slugs, and gobbling
sheep's eyes. |
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TEXT ADS ARE CHEAP
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TEXT ADS DRIVE SALES
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TEXT ADS CAN BE TESTED
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