Tag: Tax Havens

Encounter Sudhamo Lal, Director-General of the MRA

By Arvind Saxena

Individual Success

African countries, rich in resources, easily fall prey to aggressive tax planning and tax evasion facilitated by offshore companies

When did people, once again in the democratic world, start losing control over their nations? When did the stock brokers, hedge fund managers, CEOs, movie stars and sporting

Juicy stories of political leaders stashing loot overseas make good headlines. But the real story is the need for systemic solutions, especially on property rights and transparency

It is one thing to declare that there will be a global minimum corporate tax rate and quite another actually to collect any tax regardless of the rate

An international agreement that addresses only one-quarter of the problem suggests that the alleged “solution” is far less effective that the hype surrounding it

The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens

The call is for a stewardship inspiring us with hybrid ideas. Social capital precedes a stellar economic performance. Not the other way round

Political Caricatures

Economic Outlook

Mauritius is not in the business of undermining other countries’ tax collections.

…il ne nous reste que notre sens de trassman pour surmonter les inadéquations rampantes… “

We cannot afford to be cavalier about driving away investors if we really want to consolidate Mauritius’ international financial business. It is ‘our job’ to build up trust