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SUPER RICH HIDING TRILLIONS IN TAX HAVENS

The super-rich around the world had at least $21 trillion hidden in secret tax havens at the end of 2010.

A new study has found the figure is equivalent to the size of the US and Japanese economies combined.

The Price of Offshore Revisited was written by James Henry, a former chief economist at the consultancy McKinsey, for the Tax Justice Network.

While some are sceptical the amount hidden was so large, others claim its actually much more.

The Internet will slow down for du subscribers today and tomorrow, as a scheduled maintenance activity on the company's cables goes underway.

Dubai's small and medium businesses showed high levels of confidence for the first quarter of this year.

A new programme is looking for UAE nationals interested in building their entrepreneurial skills.

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