Mistakenly viewed primarily as playgrounds of the ultra-rich, vehicles for tax evasion and shelters of the proceeds of criminal activity, the 40 some territories around the globe that are considered tax havens have been receiving some unwelcome attention lately...

America and Europe face a pretty bleak 2009 as the world starts to feel the recession biting, and millions of people could be made unemployed...

It's important to keep in mind that offshore financial centers were originally established by onshore banks and corporations...