From deploying 'cash coolies' to buying Rolex watches, Indians have found unique ways to dodge the government's surprise move to withdraw high value bills in a bid to tackle widespread corruption and tax evasion.
Indians have declared almost $10bn in hidden wealth under a government amnesty on tax evasion, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's moves to crack down on huge piles of black money.
Billionaire French industrialist Serge Dassault of aviation and software giant Dassault Group went on trial Monday for allegedly stashing millions of euros in tax havens.
France will put Panama back on its blacklist of uncooperative tax jurisdictions, its finance minister said after media revelations about a Panamanian law firm specialised in setting up offshore firms.