Offshore Banking Secrecy: Myth or Reality?

There is no such thing as absolute bank secrecy, even in the offshore environment. Bank secrecy is a matter of degree, and ultimately is a myth rather than an absolute reality. A convenient typology is: ‘no‐tax’ havens, eg the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman and Turks and Caicos Islands; and Mow‐tax' havens, which include most of the other countries in the region, such as Barbados.