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Friday’s Top News

June 26, 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 some of today’s top news stories below:

4TH LD: Citibank told to suspend retail sales over money laundering concerns
Associated Press, June 26, 2009

Swiss, Dutch agree tax information exchange-FinMin
Reuters, June 25, 2009

Mideast, Asian firms poised for private bank deals
Reuters, June 26, 2009

The UN conference on the financial crisis and development: outcomes and follow-up prospects
European Network of Debt & Development, June 26, 2009

UBS Client Rubinstein Pleads Guilty Over Tax Return (Update2)
Bloomberg, June 25, 2009

Antigua arrests ex-regulator in Stanford fraud case
Reuters, June 25, 2009

Corruption will require more than political declarations
The New Vision [Uganda], June 25, 2009

UBS Raises $3.5 Billion in Share Sale, Expects Loss (Update2)
Bloomberg, June 26, 2009

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