Taxcast: Edition 16, April 2013

In April 2013′s Taxcast: ‘offshore leaks’ blows the lid off secrecy for sale, the G20 endorse greater transparency (but let’s not get too excited), Luxembourg agrees to lift its banking secrecy, Austria next? And the Taxcast takes a look at fake foreign direct investment.

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Corruption in Malaysia laid bare as investigation catches Sarawak’s ruling elite on camera

A new investigation by Global Witness today reveals the systemic corruption and illegality at the heart of government in Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state.

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Russia Hemorrhages at Least US$211.5 Billion in Illicit Financial Outflows from 1994-2011, Finds New GFI Study

New GFI Report on Illicit Financial Flows from Russia

Global Financial Integrity's new report, Russia: Illicit Financial Flows and the role of the underground economy, estimates that Russia lost $211.5 billion to crime, corruption, and tax evasion from 1994-2011.

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Task Force Event: Financial Transparency: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries

The Task Force, with the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, will host its first Asia regional conference, Financial Transparency: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries, at New Delhi on April 3, 2013.

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U.S. Senate Report: Tackle Money Laundering to Curtail Drug Trafficking

Clark Gascoigne · May 20, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC / LONDON – A bipartisan Congressional report published Thursday by the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Senate Drug ...

Kofi Annan, Africa Progress Panel, Urge G8 & G20 Members to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows to Help Africa

Clark Gascoigne · May 10, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) lauded former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Africa Progress Panel (APP), which he chairs, ...

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Task Force Issues in the News

Infographic: Tax Havens of the Wealthy and Powerful

Below the jump: a fantastic infographic on how money is hidden by large U.S. corporations ...

Nonprofits, Businesses Call For End To Corporate Secrecy

A group of 41 businesses and nonprofits sent a letter to every member of Congress ...

GFI calls on G8 to tackle illicit financial flows

NEW DELHI: Global Financial Integrity (GFI) on Friday called on leaders of the G8 bloc ...

ExxonMobil vs. Dodd-Frank

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the most sweeping financial law enacted ...

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Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 from Transparency International

Explaining the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International

UNODC Captures Illicit Flow of Transnational Crime Proceeds

Al Jazeera English Reports On Devastating Capital Flight From Africa Via Corporate Tax Evasion Strategies

Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney Linked To Offshore Tax Havens

Great U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Video Outlining Illicit African Ivory Industry

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The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development is a unique global coalition of civil society organizations and more than 50 governments working together to address inequalities in the financial system that penalize billions of people. Launched by Global Financial Integrity in January 2009, the Task Force advocates for greatly improved transparency and accountability in the global financial system.

The Task Force advocates five priorities – curtailment of mispricing in trade imports and exports; country-by-country accounting of sales, profits, and taxes paid by multinational corporations; confirmation of beneficial ownership in all banking and securities accounts; automatic cross-border exchange of tax information; and harmonization of predicate offenses under anti-money laundering laws – each one focusing on transparency. Learn More…

Task Force Conference News

The Task Force held the conference, "Financial Transparency: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries" in New Delhi, India on April 3, 2013.

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Taxcast: Edition 16, April 2013

Corruption in Malaysia laid bare as investigation catches Sarawak’s ruling elite on camera

New GFI Report on Illicit Financial Flows from Russia

Task Force Event: Financial Transparency: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries

U.S. Senate Report: Tackle Money Laundering to Curtail Drug Trafficking

Kofi Annan, Africa Progress Panel, Urge G8 & G20 Members to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows to Help Africa

Infographic: Tax Havens of the Wealthy and Powerful

Nonprofits, Businesses Call For End To Corporate Secrecy

GFI calls on G8 to tackle illicit financial flows

ExxonMobil vs. Dodd-Frank

Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 from Transparency International

UNODC Captures Illicit Flow of Transnational Crime Proceeds

Al Jazeera English Reports On Devastating Capital Flight From Africa Via Corporate Tax Evasion Strategies

Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney Linked To Offshore Tax Havens

Great U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Video Outlining Illicit African Ivory Industry

Achieving Transparency

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Argentina’s Misguided Attempt to Recover Illicit Cash

Job Posting: EU Advocacy Lead of The Financial Transparency Coalition

A New Perspective on the Problem of Global Hunger

Infographic: Tax Havens of the Wealthy and Powerful

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