Task Force Blog

Blog

Wednesday’s Top News

June 24, 2009

By Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown is a contributor to the Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development blog, who has spent much time researching corruption in Kenya and Guatemala. She holds a degree in International Relations from Tufts University.

Read about some of today’s top news stories below:

Critics Say Tax Haven Crackdown Falls Short
Forbes, June 23, 2009

Germany, France Push Clampdown on Tax Evasion as Havens Topple
Bloomberg, June 24, 2009

U.S. Not Dropping UBS John Doe Summons, Justice Department Says
Tax Analysts, June 24, 2009

Justice Department Denies Plan to Settle UBS Case
New York Times, June 24, 2009

UN Conference Begins on Economic Reform
Voice of America News, June 24, 2009

GETTING PERSONAL: UBS Tax Case Spurs Larger Trend, Adviser Change
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009

OECD chief upbeat on tax haven transparency progress
Reuters, June 24, 2009

Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated to be the views of the Task Force, the opinions expressed on this blog are solely the opinions of the individual blogger and are not necessarily those of the Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development.

Latest Press Releases

South Africa Joins the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development

Task Force · February 10, 2012

WASHINGTON DC – South Africa announced today that it has joined the Partnership Panel of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and ...

Global Witness: Commitments to improved transparency in the forest sector must be acted on

Global Witness · February 9, 2012

LONDON - Forest dependent communities are still in the dark about how their forests are being managed, despite additional commitments from governments ...

U.S. Senate Bill Introduced to Crack Down on Offshore Tax Abuse

Global Financial Integrity · February 7, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today applauded the introduction of a bill, which would close several major tax loopholes and ...