EU Keeps Panama on Tax Haven Blacklist

2026-02-17 - 19:13

Key Points ▸ The EU Council updated its blacklist on Tuesday, keeping Panama among 10 non-cooperative tax jurisdictions alongside Russia, Guam, and Vanuatu ▸ Vietnam and Turks and Caicos were added; Fiji, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago were removed for meeting international standards ▸ Panama’s territorial tax system — which exempts foreign-sourced income — remains