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The year 2009 delivered a surprisingly strong recovery as equity markets rebounded from the historic financial crisis seen in the second half 2008. The remarkable levels of government investment into the global financial system seem to have rescued the world’s economy from a potential disaster that could have taken decades to recover from.  
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Both the US Congress and most of Europe took vacations at the end of the summer, bringing a temporary respite in most of the efforts by the American government, EU, OECD and many European governments; although American efforts to breach Swiss banking secrecy continued despite the August heat. Nonetheless, when congressmen and senators stagger back this fall from their mauling at the hands of constituents angry over soaring deficits and the proposed health care ‘reforms’, the proposed Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, anti-offshore budget provisions...
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If the Cayman financial industry were faced with extinction or only the potential of a diminished role, we would not bother providing you with the third edition of the Cayman Financial Review, which you are now reading. Cayman can continue to grow as a financial centre, provided both the new government and the financial industry do more to protect it from the financial imperialism of foreign governments, and provided the private sector – with the support of government – develops new products and continues to improve existing financial services.
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We are in probably the most turbulent times the offshore financial industry has ever seen. Almost daily, new events come to light and new initiatives are unveiled. The pen is no sooner dry, than the commentary is out of date, so I apologise if that is the case here. I hope not, as I have tried to look over the horizon. 
 
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