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This Banking Haven Has One of the Strongest Financial Privacy Laws in the World
Date: 12/13/2007Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
Read more about offshore banking in International Living Postcards--your daily escape
There are several types of offshore jurisdictions that are financially attractive:
1. Tax havens--where a foreigner pays little or no taxes.
2. Asset protection havens--where local laws allow trusts, private family foundations and international business corporations.
3. Banking havens--where strict financial privacy laws guarantee banking secrecy. Some places combine all three.
The Austrian Republic is not a haven in the sense of low taxes, but it is a “banking haven.”
Read OnWhat it costs to live in…Vienna, Austria
Date: 06/25/2007The cost of living in Vienna is higher than anywhere in Austria with the exception of Salzburg.
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Your Own Viennese Bolt-hole Costs Less Than You Think…
Date: 06/21/2007If you’ve fallen in love with Austria--and don’t want to leave Vienna--you may be heartened to learn that property can be affordable here, considering it’s one of Europe’s most charming capitals.
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Love plus one: Romantic Vienna with a toddler in tow
Date: 06/30/2006
Is it possible to have a romantic weekend with a toddler tagging along?
On a three-day anniversary trip to Vienna, we were about to find out. Mind you, our 2-year-old son has already kicked up plenty of dust on the road-more than 160,000 frequent-flier miles all told.
New Year's Eve-Viennese-style
Date: 12/31/2004
New Year's Eve in Vienna is known for its famous New Year's concert, performed annually by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and for the television broadcast of the concert, which has been hosted by the venerable Walter Cronkite for the past 20 years.
Read OnThe Best Concert Seats in Vienna
Date: 11/03/2004In Vienna, the world capital of classical music, you can attend concerts nearly every day of the year.
Read On1,200-year-old Taverns…and the Best Views in Town
Date: 07/20/2004My favorite Heuriger is a cozy tavern called The Huber; Heurigen are a unique style of east Austrian tavern with origins that go back more than 1,200 years.
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