Tax Haven clean-up hurts the Pacific

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Updated August 27, 2009 20:39:50

The international campaign to clean-up tax havens has put 3 Pacific Island Offshore Finance Centres out of business and has serious implicatons for those remaining in Samoa, Vanuatu and Cook Islands.That's the assessment of experts from the Pacific Legal Network a Sydney-based legal firm with operations in 15 countries around the region.

Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speaker: Kim Ralston, senior associate with the Sydney-based legal firm the Pacific Legal Network

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