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Staying up to date on economy and policy in Vanuatu.

Graham Crumb

The Big Disconnect: When foreign aid comes tied with foreign ideas

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
Solar is now the cheapest form of energy. How can Vanuatu take advantage of this?

Solar is now the cheapest form of energy. How can Vanuatu take advantage of this?

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
There is a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity – so how are we going?

There is a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity – so how are we going?

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
How to improve employment conditions: Introduce six new public holidays and get rid of severance pay

How to improve employment conditions: Introduce six new public holidays and get rid of severance pay

From the Vanuatu Business Review
2024 must be the year of investment 

2024 must be the year of investment 

From the FCA
Lettre au Premier Ministre concernant la liste AML/CFT de l’Union Européenne

Lettre au Premier Ministre concernant la liste AML/CFT de l’Union Européenne

From the French Embassy in Vanuatu
Three ideas to make Vanuatu more business-friendly

Three ideas to make Vanuatu more business-friendly

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
Seychelles International Financial Services Association reacts to country being returned to EU blacklist

Seychelles International Financial Services Association reacts to country being returned to EU blacklist

From Seychelles News Agency
Antigua Minister calls EU blacklisting ‘bullying tactics’

Antigua Minister calls EU blacklisting ‘bullying tactics’

From Antigua Observer
Bring talent to spur talent: Opening the door to Vanuatu’s prosperity

Bring talent to spur talent: Opening the door to Vanuatu’s prosperity

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
EU financial watchdogs desperately need Vanuatu on their blacklist

EU financial watchdogs desperately need Vanuatu on their blacklist

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
Reforming EU blacklisting to increase effectiveness and avoid politicisation

Reforming EU blacklisting to increase effectiveness and avoid politicisation

From the European Parliament
[Video] Symposium on Virtual Assets: Navigating the Legal Framework

[Video] Symposium on Virtual Assets: Navigating the Legal Framework

From the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
2022 Chairman's Report

2022 Chairman’s Report

From the FCA
Venezuela, Vanuatu And The Vatican - If You Don’t Have God, You Better Have Oil

Venezuela, Vanuatu And The Vatican – If You Don’t Have God, You Better Have Oil

From IFC Review
[Video] British Virgin Islands: Beyond Globalisation

[Video] British Virgin Islands: Beyond Globalisation

From BVI Finance
Vanuatu Doesn't Need EU Approval to Manage its Citizenship by Investment Program

Vanuatu Doesn’t Need EU Approval to Manage its Citizenship by Investment Program

From Investment Migration Insider
The Black & White of Greylisting

The Black & White of Greylisting

From the Financial Mail
On The Nature Of The Political Influence In International Tax Competition

On The Nature Of The Political Influence In International Tax Competition

From IFC Review
Offshore Scrutiny Fails The Smell Test

Offshore Scrutiny Fails The Smell Test

From IFC Review
France should give free access to Ni-Vanuatu visiting New Caledonia

France should give free access to Ni-Vanuatu visiting New Caledonia

From the Vanuatu Daily Post
Barbados Calls On EU To Halt Black And Greylisting

Barbados Calls On EU To Halt Black And Greylisting

From IFC Review
UN agrees global tax rules resolution giving developing nations greater say

UN agrees global tax rules resolution giving developing nations greater say

From The Guardian
European court rules against EU on beneficial ownership

European court rules against EU on beneficial ownership

From the Royal Gazette
Policy recommendations for the Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment program

Policy recommendations for the Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment program

From the World Citizenship Council
2022 International Tax Competitiveness Index

2022 International Tax Competitiveness Index

From the Tax Foundation
Testimony of Barbados PM to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services

Testimony of Barbados PM to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services

From Mia Amor Mottley
FCA celebrates the financial sector in Vanuatu

FCA celebrates the financial sector in Vanuatu

From the FCA
Europe put tax havens in the Caribbean – and now punishes them for it

Europe put tax havens in the Caribbean – and now punishes them for it

From The Guardian
Anti-money-laundering is a joke

Anti-money-laundering is a joke

From the Australian Financial Review