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EU plans to set up joint list of tax havens

Sunday, 24 April 2016 4:14 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 24 April 2016 4:12 AM ]

Chairman of Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks during the meeting of the Eurozone finance ministers at the Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam, on April 22, 2016. (AFP)

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