Progress in Combating Tax Crimes and Addressing Grand Larceny

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

This chapter delves into the advancements made in combating tax crimes by small and medium sized criminals in wealthy nations, while highlighting the lack of progress in addressing corporate profit shifting and illicit activities like grand larceny and sanctions breaking. It also explores the resistance of larger offshore centers to global regulations compared to smaller islands and concludes with a mention of Spain's cultural diversity.

Three months into the counteroffensive, the military is reaping the fruits of several months of drone development. But as the war continues, will it be able to scale up its capacity and outpace Russia? New international laws cracking down on Caribbean tax havens seem to be working (10:03). And politicians reignite an old debate on official language use in Spain (17:21).

For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer