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EU removes Panama from tax haven blacklist

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 9). EU removes Panama from tax haven blacklist. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370376/eu-removes-panama-tax-haven-blacklist?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-09 · by Agence France-Presse

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The European Union has removed Panama from its tax haven blacklist due to the country's progress in sharing tax information and reforming harmful exemptions for foreign-source income. Vietnam was also delisted after implementing reforms. The updated list now includes eight jurisdictions deemed non-cooperative by the EU, emphasizing a trend towards better international tax governance standards since the creation of this list in 2017 following revelations from the Panama Papers scandal.
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In 2017, following revelations from the Panama Papers scandal which exposed widespread use of offshore companies by the wealthy to hide assets, the EU established a blacklist of tax havens. Recently, the EU has removed Panama and Vietnam from this list due to significant reforms and improved cooperation on sharing tax information. The updated blacklist now includes only eight jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Russia, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, and Vanuatu. This change reflects an overall positive trend towards better international tax governance standards.

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American Samoa Anguilla Guam Panama Vietnam

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Panama GPE · 2× American Samoa GPE · 1× Anguilla GPE · 1× Guam GPE · 1× Palau GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Turks and Caicos Islands GPE · 1× US Virgin Islands GPE · 1× Vanuatu GPE · 1× Vietnam GPE · 1×

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The list was created in 2017 in the wake of a series of scandals, including the so-called Panama Papers that revealed how the world’s wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies, triggering scores of investigations around the globe.
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2026-10-09 · South China Morning Post
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EU removes Panama from tax haven blacklist asserted
EU → remove → blacklist
Panama had made progress on sharing tax information and reformed a ‘harmful’ regime of exemptions for foreign-source income Vietnam was also removed after undertaking a series of reforms. asserted
Vietnam → make → reforms
The updated list now contains eight “non-cooperative” jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Russia, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. asserted
list → update → jurisdictions
“This update reflects a positive trend in compliance with international tax good governance standards,” the EU said in a statement. asserted
EU → reflect → statement
The list was created in 2017 in the wake of a series of scandals, including the so-called Panama Papers that revealed how the world’s wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies, triggering scores of investigations around the globe. asserted
wealthy → create → globe
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