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Offshore or “International Finance Centre”

Started by Jacques · 10 months ago

Offshore centres are trying to change their image and perception. Some would like to not be called offshore, like the Isle of Man or Guernsey, while others interjected to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to  Integrates the Offshore Financial Center Assessment Program.
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  • something differently does not change its substance.
    I don’t want to go philosophical here, but a word
    is slightly more than the signification one gives us
  • And this battle is far from over! Old habits are hard to get over - especially in england!!
  • At the end of the day, this will only succeed if people stop using the term offshore to designate such centres.
  • No it doesn’t. The fact that we name something differently does not change its substance. I don’t want to go philosophical here, but a word is slightly more than the signification one gives it.

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