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More cryptocurrency transactions are passing through banks than ever. Banks now face the dilemma of whether they should treat cryptocurrencies as a regular financial instrument…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230432
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has black-listed Iran, grey-listed Syria and Yemen, and identified significant problems elsewhere. Several Middle Eastern…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260492
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The 'Panama papers' disclosures brought attention to the weak harmonisation of corporate tax policies, creating loopholes that can be exploited to avoid and evade tax. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211043
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The White House meeting marked growing US concern about the role of Paraguay as a conduit in global narcotics-related money-laundering operations. Strengthened ties with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249466
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As opposition parties also make their own preparations, all political attention is now focused on October’s general elections, although the economy and a resurgence in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287036
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Some deficiencies were detailed in a 2021 FATF report and in October 2021 the country was given 18 months to remedy them or face greylisting. Greylisted states face tougher due…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276155
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Somalia's oil ambitions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242840
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Meanwhile, concern is growing that Israel is mounting regular airstrikes on Iran-backed militia bases inside Iraq. The conflict against Islamic State (IS) led to the emergence of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245880
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Achieving this goal will require discipline in keeping increases in public sector wages to their projected levels -- no easy task in the face of still-restless labour at a time of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206449
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Illegal drugs in South-east Asia.