Offshore Business

Japanese: オフショア・ビジネス - おふしょあびじねす
Offshore Business

The total amount of transactions in Panama is $1.2 billion (1977). The main transactions are offshore businesses, which are economic activities that avoid taxes. Some claim that they are useful for the development of Panama's industry, but in most cases they are used by companies operating in the free zones to increase profits by speculating or reducing costs.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "offshore business" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…取引額は12億ドル(1977)にものぼる。ここでの取引の主体はオフショア・ビジネスといわれ,税金のがれの経済活動である。パナマの工業の発展に役立つという主張もあるが,むしろフリー・ゾーンで活動する企業の投機や経費削減による利潤の増加に利用される場合が多い。…

※「オフショア・ビジネス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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