{"id":13045,"date":"2026-02-17T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-dailytourist.com\/?p=13045"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:54:18","slug":"eu-adds-turks-and-caicos-vietnam-to-tax-havens-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-dailytourist.com\/?p=13045","title":{"rendered":"EU Adds Turks and Caicos, Vietnam to Tax Havens List"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"59\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"342\">European Union finance ministers have <strong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"210\">added the Turks and Caicos Islands and Vietnam<\/strong> to the EU\u2019s list of tax havens, while removing <strong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"298\">Fiji, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago<\/strong>, the bloc said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"554\">Following the updates, the EU now identifies <strong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"409\">10 jurisdictions<\/strong> as tax havens: <strong data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"551\">American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Panama, Russia, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, and Vietnam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"828\">\u201cThe list is part of the EU\u2019s efforts to promote <strong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"638\">tax good governance worldwide<\/strong>,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIt includes countries that fail to comply with agreed international tax standards or have not fulfilled their commitments on tax governance within a set timeframe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"988\">Countries on the EU list face <strong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"883\">reputational damage<\/strong>, increased scrutiny of their financial transactions, and potential restrictions on access to EU funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Union finance ministers have added the Turks and Caicos Islands and Vietnam to the EU\u2019s list of tax havens, while removing Fiji, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago, the bloc said in a statement on Tuesday. 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