Blacklisted 'tax havens'

Samoa among newly blacklisted 'tax havens'

American Samoa, Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Guam, South Korea, Macau, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Namibia, Palau, Panama, St Lucia, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates were named as "non-compliant jurisdictions" in theĀ first EU blacklistĀ of tax havens.

Six Pacific region countries were on the grey list - Fiji, Cook Islands, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.

The EU said the countries weren't meeting international standards and hadn't made sufficient commitments to change their ways.