Links Mar 12

BVI turns attentions towards Gulf The National

Bahamas Looks To Diversify Financial Services Offering Tax-News

Mauritians get offended if country called tax haven The Economic Times

Kenyan tax expert Attiya Waris is getting tough on tax justice for developing countries Tagenlicht (In Dutch)
Attiya Waris is TJN's Vice-Chair

Illicit flows undermine human rights, says UN expert Third World Network

Florida becomes the new tax haven Forsal (In Polish)

Hedge Fund Billionaire Paulson Said to Explore Puerto Rico as Home With Low Tax Bloomberg

See also:
Puerto Rico wants to be America’s tax haven, but it has plenty of Caribbean competition Quartz
Interesting points - note the twist of circumstances in the closing paragraph.

Greece 'directly' affected by Cyprus crisis The West Australian

Awash In Record Profits, Corporations Shift Even More To Offshore Tax Havens ThinkProgress
As Richard Murphy points out, Corporate tax haven abuse is not a victimless crime

Barclays: a tale of the 2.6% living off the rest Tax Research UK
Pay inequalities: don't forget the inequalities inside the banks themselves 

Banking law: Civil Society calls on Parliamentarians to strengthen the transparency obligations of banks Mediapart (In French)

Where banks really make money on IPOs
On kickbacks, and the punitive power of investment banks

Fallout from 'Untouchables' Documentary: Another Wall Street Whistleblower Gets Reamed Rollling Stone Taiibblog

Running on Empty The Wall Street Journal
Banks should raise more capital, carry less debt—and never need a bailout again