Guernsey see potential for expansion in Far East

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Guernsey hopes that its latest Double Taxation Arrangement (DTA) with Hong Kong will lead to significant potential for expanding financial services business between the two jurisdictions.

Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance - the promotional agency for the Island's finance industry, explains that the DTA means that individuals or companies with ‘home' as one jurisdiction but with interests in the other jurisdiction will have mechanisms in place to prevent them from being taxed by both sets of authorities on the same income.  Le Poidevin believes that this clarity and certainty on matters of taxation makes it more attractive to conduct business between the two jurisdictions, especially in terms of investment funds, fiduciary services and intellectual pro...

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