Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Favorite Tax Havens by Country

Almost every major country has a favorite tax haven.  One of the ways to tell is to look at Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).  I could be mistaken on some of these.

Argentina / Uruguay.
Australia / Hong Kong.  Also Singapore.
Brazil / Netherlands.  The Netherlands has $174 billion invested in Brazil.
Canada / Barbados.  Canada has $53 billion invested in Barbados. (Source).
China / British Virgin Islands.  The BVI is the favorite place for Chinese tycoons to set up holding companies.  The BVI has nearly $300 billion invested in China.  (Source).
France / Monaco.
Germany / Switzerland.  A tax treaty between the two countries would stop this although it may not pass German's parliament.  Also Austria, Luxembourg, Malta and Singapore.
India / Mauritius.  Wealthy Indians stash cash in Mauritius before bringing it back home as a disguised FDI.  Mauritius about $58 billion invested in India.
Malaysia / Singapore.
Netherlands / Luxembourg.
Russia / Bahamas.  The Bahamas was the biggest investor into Russia in 2012, overtaking Cyprus, although the amount was only $2 billion. (Source).  Latvia may be the tax haven of choice in the future.
Spain / Andorra.
United Kingdom / Channel Islands and Isle of Man
United States / Ireland.  This is especially popular with high tech companies. Ireland owns $110 billion of US treasuries (although other countries own more).  Also Bermuda and Cayman Islands.


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