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Most secretive tax havens in the world

Last updated on: February 1, 2013 09:21 IST
A view of Oxford Circus in London.

The ultra-rich all across the world have found that when it comes to hiding legal and illegal money from authorities there's no better option than to keep it hidden in tax havens.

Let's take a look at some of the most secretive tax havens in the world.

Source: CNBC

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

Last updated on: February 1, 2013 09:21 IST
Zach Andrews casts a fishing line into a pond at Bellevue State Park near Wilmington, Delaware.

Delaware (United States)

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 1503.80

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.17767

Global rank: 1

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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A woman reads during a sunny day in the city of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 1127.02

Opacity Score: 87

Weighted Score: 0.14890

Global rank: 2

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.

Switzerland

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 513.40

Opacity Score: 100

Weighted Score: 0.05134

Global rank: 3

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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A government building in capital George Town.

Cayman Islands

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 403.48

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.04767

Global rank: 4

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Oxford Street in London.

London (United Kingdom)

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 347.79

Opacity Score: 42

Weighted Score: 0.19716

Global rank: 5

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre, which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.

Ireland

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 143.73

Opacity Score: 62

Weighted Score: 0.03739

Global rank: 6

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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High winds and rising surf come ashore in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Bermuda

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 122.30

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.01445

Global rank: 7

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Garden of Light, an animation by Hexogon Solution of Singapore, is projected on the ArtScience Museum during a media preview of the i Light Marina Bay sustainable light art festival in Singapore.

Singapore

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 62.4

Opacity Score: 79

Weighted Score: 0.01752

Global rank: 8

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Tourists walk in Brussels' Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert.

Belgium

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 53.3

Opacity Score: 73

Weighted Score: 0.01475

Global rank: 9

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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A view of the Central district in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 76.34

Opacity Score: 62

Weighted Score: 0.01986

Global rank: 10

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A view of Jersey Airport.

Jersey

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 76.22

Opacity Score: 87

Weighted Score: 0.01007

Global rank: 11

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A traditional Fiaker horse carriage passes Burgtheater theatre on Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring street in Vienna.

Austria

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 42.32

Opacity Score: 91

Weighted Score: 0.00511

Global rank: 12

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Elizabeth College in Guernsey.

Guernsey

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 36.20

Opacity Score: 79

Weighted Score: 0.00580

Global rank: 13

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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A view of Bahrain's capital Manama.

Bahrain

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 23.53

Opacity Score: 92

Weighted Score: 0.00278

Global rank: 14

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Most secretive tax havens in the world

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Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.

The Netherlands

Financial Secrecy Index Value: 23.18

Opacity Score: 58

Weighted Score: 0.00689

Global rank: 15