01Middle East · Federation · financial centerUnited Arab Emirates
Advanced navigator: taxes, structures, accounts, fintech and local law.
CompaniesFundsBank accountsFintech
02Middle East · SultanateOman
Companies, taxes, free and special zones, banks, payments and fintech regulation in Oman.
CompaniesTaxesZonesAccountsFintech
03Middle East · Financial centerBahrain
Companies, taxes, banks, financial licenses, fintech and correspondent infrastructure in Bahrain.
CompaniesTaxesFintechAccountsFunds
04Middle East · Kingdom · capital marketSaudi Arabia
MISA investment regime, company registration, RHQ, taxes, bank accounts and financial regulation of Saudi Arabia.
InvestmentsCompaniesRHQTaxesAccounts
05Middle East · Financial centerQatar
Mainland, QFC, free zones, tax, investment projects, financial licensing and bank accounts.
CompaniesQFCFree zonesTaxAccounts
06Asia and Pacific · Continental legal systemChina
Large Russian-language navigator for investments, taxes, companies, accounts and data.
InvestmentsTaxesAccountsData
07Asia and Pacific · International financial centerHong Kong
Comprehensive navigator: companies, taxes, FSIE, funds, securities, data, bank accounts and dispute resolution.
CompaniesTaxesFundsSecuritiesAccountsControversy
08Asia and Pacific · International financial centerSingapore
Companies, taxes, regional holdings, VCC, fintech and banking infrastructure.
CompaniesTaxesVCCAccounts
09Asia and Pacific · Federation · midshore centerMalaysia and Labuan
- Trusts
- Labuan Trusts Act 1996
- Foundations
- Labuan Foundations Act 2010
- Crypto regulation
- Labuan FSA digital financial services and fintech regulatory framework
10Asia and Pacific · Federation · common lawIndia
FDI, companies, tax, FEMA, banking, funds, GIFT IFSC and financial licensing.
FDITaxGIFT IFSCBankingLicences
11Europe · Federation · continental lawRussia
M&A, closed mutual funds, special economic zones, special administrative regions and control of foreign investments.
M&AClosed mutual fundSEZSARInvestments
Cyprus
Holdings, funds, trusts, tax residency and bank accounts.
HoldingsFundsAccounts
13Europe · Federation · financial centerSwitzerland
Companies, funds, private capital and banking infrastructure.
FundsPrivate bankingAccounts
14Europe · EEA · financial centreLiechtenstein
Companies, private foundations and trusts, private banking, taxation, PVS status and FMA regulation.
FoundationsTrustsPrivate bankingTaxAccounts
15Europe · EU · financial centreLuxembourg
SARLs and SAs, holdings, SPFs and funds, private banking, taxation and CSSF regulation.
CompaniesHoldingsSPFFundsAccounts
UK
Companies, partnerships, trusts, taxes and financial regulation.
CompaniesTrustsFintech
17Europe · EU · continental lawNetherlands
Holdings, financing, funds and international taxation.
HoldingsTaxesAccounts
18Europe · EU · financial centreMalta
Companies and holdings, trusts and private foundations, bank accounts, taxation, investment funds and MFSA licensing.
CompaniesTrustsFoundationsTaxAccounts
19Offshore financial centers · Crown Dependency · financial centreJersey
- Trusts
- Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984
- Foundations
- Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009
- Crypto regulation
- Proceeds of Crime (Supervisory Bodies) (Jersey) Law 2008
20Offshore financial centers · Crown Dependency · financial centreGuernsey
- Trusts
- Trusts (Guernsey) Law 2007
- Foundations
- Foundations (Guernsey) Law 2012
- Crypto regulation
- Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2022 — Part III VASP perimeter
21Offshore financial centers · Crown Dependency · financial centreIsle of Man
- Trusts
- Trusts Act 1995
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2011
- Crypto regulation
- Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Act 2015
22Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreBritish Virgin Islands
- Trusts
- Trustee Act 1961
- Foundations
- —
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2022
23Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreCayman Islands
- Trusts
- Trusts Act — including STAR trusts
- Foundations
- Foundation Companies Act 2017
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (2024 Revision)
24Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreBermuda
- Trusts
- Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989
- Foundations
- —
- Crypto regulation
- Digital Asset Business Act 2018
25Offshore financial centers · International financial centreThe Bahamas
- Trusts
- Trustee Act 1998
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2004
- Crypto regulation
- Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024
26Offshore financial centers · International financial centreSeychelles
- Trusts
- Trusts Act 2021
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2009
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2024
27Offshore financial centers · International financial centreMauritius
- Trusts
- Trusts Act 2001
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2012
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021
28Offshore financial centers · Special financial jurisdictionCook Islands
- Trusts
- International Trusts Act 1984
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2012
- Crypto regulation
- No dedicated comprehensive VASP licensing act confirmed at the review date
29Offshore financial centers · International financial centreSt Kitts and Nevis
- Trusts
- Nevis International Exempt Trust Ordinance 1994
- Foundations
- Foundations Act, Cap. 21.19
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Assets Act 2020
30Offshore financial centers · International financial centreBelize
- Trusts
- Trusts Act
- Foundations
- Foundations Act
- Crypto regulation
- Belize FSC virtual-asset regulatory perimeter and licensing rules
31Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreGibraltar
- Trusts
- Trusts (Private International Law) Act
- Foundations
- Private Foundations Act 2017
- Crypto regulation
- Financial Services (Distributed Ledger Technology Providers) Regulations 2020
32Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreAnguilla
- Trusts
- Trusts Act, R.S.A. c. T70
- Foundations
- Foundation Act, R.S.A. c. F36
- Crypto regulation
- Utility Tokens Offering Act 2018; other virtual-asset activity remains subject to a perimeter review
33Offshore financial centers · International financial centreVanuatu
- Trusts
- Company and Trust Services Providers Act No. 8 of 2010
- Foundations
- Foundation Act No. 38 of 2009
- Crypto regulation
- Virtual Assets Services Providers Act No. 3 of 2025 — Consolidated Edition 2026
34Offshore financial centers · International financial centreSamoa
- Trusts
- Trusts Act 2014
- Foundations
- Foundations Act 2016
- Crypto regulation
- No dedicated comprehensive VASP licensing act is listed in SIFA's legislation library at the review date
35Offshore financial centers · Overseas Territory · financial centreTurks and Caicos Islands
- Trusts
- Trusts Ordinance 2016
- Foundations
- —
- Crypto regulation
- Proposed Virtual Assets Business Bill 2026 — consultation draft, not treated as enacted law
36Latin America and the Caribbean · Territorial systemPanama
- Trusts
- Law 1 of 1984 on Trusts
- Foundations
- Law 25 of 1995 on Private Interest Foundations
- Crypto regulation
- No comprehensive dedicated VASP licensing regime confirmed at the review date; regulated activities require perimeter analysis