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Luxembourg drops approval for Israel Bonds issue: What that means
Israel’s future borrowing in EU markets remains uncertain as Luxembourg moves to let bond prospectus expire.
![It’s been 10 years since the Panama Papers leak exposed how the world’s richest hide their wealth. From offshore shell companies to political scandals, the documents revealed a global network of secret finances. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775229416.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Portugal to recognise a Palestinian state
Nine other countries, including France and the UK, also plan to recognise Palestinian statehood next week.
EU offers zero tariff deal to US but prepares for trade war
Brussels pushes for trade talks with Washington while preparing countermeasures on tariffs.
![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference in Brussels on April 7, 2025 [Nicolas Tucat/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/000_39E6862-1744043580.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Finland takes top spot, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report
The US fell to 24th place amid a rise in social isolation, while Costa Rica and Mexico break into the top 10.
EU launches membership talks with Moldova and Ukraine
A symbolic ceremony will mark the start of negotiations that signal the pair’s progress on path from Soviet past.
EU seizes $130m assets linked to money laundering in Lebanon
Three EU countries seize properties and freeze asset worth $130m linked to embezzlement of public funds in Lebanon.
Why UK’s network of ‘Treasure Island’ tax havens is in trouble
The United States and its allies are determined to squeeze more taxes out of multinational companies.
![Some of these 14 British Overseas Territories - including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and Turks and Caicos Islands - started to live off a blend of beach tourism and exotic finance that activists say left both locals and distant taxpayers short-changed [File: Todd Vansickle/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AP609466668693.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
‘Green’ investments must triple by 2030, report urges
Now is the time to galvanise political and business momentum to invest in nature, environmental experts say.
![Of the total $14.6 trillion in fiscal spending governments allocated for coronavirus pandemic recovery, only 2.5 percent was allocated for green initiatives, a new report has found [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/coal.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Amazon wins $300M EU court battle over back taxes
An EU court annulled a 2017 ruling by the European Commission requiring Amazon to pay $300m in back taxes to Luxembourg.
![Judges at the European Union's General Court said the European Commission did not prove 'to the requisite legal standard that there was an undue reduction of the tax burden of a European subsidiary of the Amazon group' [File: Andrew Kelly/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/amazon.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
How UAE tried to sabotage Qatar’s economy amid the GCC crisis
Rapprochement in the Gulf crisis may finally be in sight, but the blockade has changed Qatar’s economy in many ways.
UAE’s MBZ was known as ‘the boss’ at Banque Havilland
Documents reviewed by Bloomberg News reveal the extent of services the bank provided Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
![Mohammed bin Zayed, better known as MBZ, is the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates [File: Michele Tantussi/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/uae.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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