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Map: be German to be rich, says Forbes

In front
(Photo: Everjean/ Flickr)

How do you become a billionaire exactly? Flee Europe: out of the 1125 billionaires registered by Forbes, barely 20% are of European origin. The others come mainly from the United States (42%), China, India and Russia

by Franck Lirzin // 22/04/08

German Green MEP Heide Rühle (Photo: Heide Rühle)

Heide Rühle on Andorra, Gibraltar and Liechtenstein tax havens

The German politician and member of the European parliament for the European Greens says fiscal paradises threaten the European social model

by Randa Menaouli // 22/04/08

ANALYSIS
(Photo: charlie_cva/ Flickr

Tax havens: what is the best policy?

Exploited by multinational companies to increase profits or by the very rich to pay less tax: tax havens represent the slightly shady side of international finance. How to eliminate them?

by Aurélien Bordet // 22/04/08

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Liechtenstein: a paradise’s light is dimming

Liechtenstein, the geographical heart of the EU, has 35,000 inhabitants, 70,000 foundations and 110,000 million euros deposited in bank accounts whose owners are anonymous. All this leaves a bad taste in the European mouth

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 22/04/08

(Photo: Centre Virtuel/ Flickr)

Brussels: commissioners play musical chairs

Frattini and Kyprianou to jump ship? Internal stories of fraud, external stories of fraud and far too few children born in Europe - it's the latest news from the EU capital

by Stella Willborn // 03/03/08

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