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March 3, 2010

By Clark Gascoigne

Clark Gascoigne is the Communications Director at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

Swiss private banking: An industry in denial?
Financial Times, March 3, 2010

Editorial: Closing secret accounts
JoongAng Daily, March 04, 2010

Editorial: Tracing Tax Evaders: Korea Seeks to Get Banking Information From Switzerland
The Korea Times, March 04, 2010

Israel’s Foreign Minister Questioned by Police
Suspicions Lieberman Coerced Israeli Diplomat Into Handing Over Secret Documents
ABC News, March 3, 2010

Corruption costs Greek economy $1 bln a year – watchdog
Reuters, March 2, 2010

Chinese official caught as diary of wine and women leaked online
The Times of London, March 3, 2010

France urges Russia’s Medvedev to battle corruption
Reuters, March 2, 2010

Two Years In, Old Ills Still Norm for Kenyan Government
Voice of America, March 2, 2010

Building Afghanistan’s Financial System
Voice of America, Editorial, March 3, 2010

Corruption and diplomacy
The Jakarta Post, March 3, 2010

Jonathan Forwards Money Laundering Bill to Senate
This Day, March 3. 2010

Fastweb Founder Denies Role in Fraud
The Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2010

Mexico, a hub for money laundering, still the main foreign supplier of drugs to the U.S.
BNO News, March 3rd, 2010

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