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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand a trial for negligence

25/07/2016(0)
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence after France’s highest court on Friday rejected an appeal from the former finance minister. Ms. Lagarde is charged ... Read More
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Swiss bank UBS is to face legal action for encouraging tax fraud that could cost it billion euros

11/07/2016(0)
Swiss bank UBS, along with several of its former executives, is to face legal action for encouraging tax fraud that could cost it five billion euros, if judges accept ... Read More
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France Opens Register Of Trusts

11/07/2016(0)
On July 5, French Minister of Finance Michel Sapin and Budget Secretary Christian Eckert announced the launch of France’s public registry of trusts, a measure intended to increase transparency ... Read More
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What is Frexit? Will France leave the EU next?

04/07/2016(0)
What is Frexit? Britain’s historic vote to leave the EU has sparked calls for a French exit, or Frexit, from the European Union. The British public voted for a ... Read More
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International Telecom Group offices raided over money laundering and tax fraud suspicion

22/06/2016(0)
Nineteen people have been arrested and nine of them charged with money laundering after BuzzFeed News revealed Lycamobile’s “deeply suspicious” cash movements. The Conservative party’s biggest donor, the telecoms ... Read More
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France seeks €356m in unpaid tax from Booking.com

02/06/2016(0)
French authorities are seeking €356m (£276m) in unpaid taxes from Booking.com, according to documents filed by parent company Priceline. Documents filed with US regulator said French authorities recently completed ... Read More
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AMF France is creating a FinTech division

31/05/2016(0)
The AMF announces the creation of a FinTech, Innovation and Competitiveness division headed by Franck Guiader The AMF is creating a separate division, operational as of 1 June, to ... Read More
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Google’s French headquarters raided in tax probe

25/05/2016(0)
French police have raided Google’s Paris offices as part of an investigation into “aggravated tax fraud” and money laundering. The raid is the latest regulatory headache for the US ... Read More
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All of France’s oil refineries shut down due to strikes

24/05/2016(0)
France’s oil refineries are on strike Tuesday, union officials said, with all eight of the country’s refineries out of action. A CGT (General Confederation of Labor) union official confirmed ... Read More
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France to Publicize Beneficial Ownership Information

17/05/2016(0)
France intends to put in place “as soon as possible” a central registry of information on the beneficial owners of companies and trusts, which will be open to the ... Read More
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