Honestly this index seems flawed. Where's Monaco, Malta, or Liechtenstein?
When we speak of finances, these countries are the top of the top and literally where politicians from all over the world hide their money.
When we speak of finances, these countries are the top of the top and literally where politicians from all over the world hide their money.
They sure have advantageous tax rates to promote certain types of residency/investment, but the financial secrecy isn't really there, which is what this index is about.
The website provides extremely extensive breakdowns of the exact index contributors for each country, presumably those will illuminate why the rankings are what they are.