British Virgin Islands accused of ‘shameful’ attempt to avoid financial crime crackdown

British Virgin Islands accused of ‘shameful’ attempt to avoid financial crime crackdown

British Virgin Islands, Business, Tax havens, World news, UK news, Politics, Andrew Mitchell, Corporate governance Business | The Guardian

​MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islandsThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) have been accused of a “shameful” attempt to avoid a crackdown on financial crime, in a growing rift with the government that threatens to escalate into a constitutional standoff.MPs have written to the premier of the BVI, while the former development minister Andrew Mitchell fired a broadside at the islands’ leadership, over their proposals for a new register of who owns companies registered on the islands. Continue reading… 

MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islands

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) have been accused of a “shameful” attempt to avoid a crackdown on financial crime, in a growing rift with the government that threatens to escalate into a constitutional standoff.

MPs have written to the premier of the BVI, while the former development minister Andrew Mitchell fired a broadside at the islands’ leadership, over their proposals for a new register of who owns companies registered on the islands.

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