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The Belt and Road Initiative and the Ticking Time Bomb of Offshore Tax Evasion and Avoidance

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  • Michael Tyrala

    (Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Emerging Market Studies
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

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Offshore tax evasion and avoidance represent a serious threat to the financial and reputational integrity of the BRI. Most BRI countries are not party to either of the two global standards for financial and tax transparency, which leaves them particularly vulnerable to the threat. China's single-minded focus on reducing tax frictions for BRI cross-border investment has led it to emphasize other tax priorities rather than financial and tax transparency, further exacerbating the threat. China should give high priority to financial and tax transparency in BRI countries, and lead the way by going beyond the two global standards wherever appropriate, such as through public disclosures and extensive non-reciprocal sharing of information.

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  • Michael Tyrala, 2020. "The Belt and Road Initiative and the Ticking Time Bomb of Offshore Tax Evasion and Avoidance," HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief Series 2020-39, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, revised Jul 2020.
    • Handle: RePEc:hku:briefs:202039
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    Belt and Road; China; Financial Development; Global Economy;
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