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March 7, 2011

By Synnøve Mjeldheim Skaar

Synnøve Mjeldheim Skaar, a student at the University of Bergen, is a communications intern at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

The £6bn Trade in Animal Smuggling
The Independent, March 6, 2011

Use Africa’s stolen billions to stem the need for aid
Mail & Guardian Online, March 7, 2011

Black money: Experts take on what the govt can do
Economic Times, March 6, 2011

Staying secret gets harder for banks
The National, March 4, 2011

Corporate socialism’s 2G orgy
The Hindu, March 7, 2011

Jailed Cameroonian Musician Fights for Freedom of Expression
Voice of America, March 4, 2011

Serious Fraud Office boss worried by Bribery Act delays
The Telegraph, March 7, 2011

US sanctions uncover billions of dollars
Financial Times, March 7, 2011

Egypt ex-interior minister denies criminal charges
AFP, March 5, 2011

Tackling Corruption in the Global Arms Trade: the UN Arms Trade Treaty
The Huffington Post, March 7, 2011

Cable to investigate tax haven subsidiaries
Accountancy Age, March 7, 2011

Germany lost 850 million euros in CO2 tax evasion: report
Reuters, March 5, 2011

Romanian President Basescu: Finance Ministry to push for idea of uniting Financial Guard, Customs within fiscal authority ANAF
Hot News, March 7, 2011

Abhisit to be grilled over tobacco firm role
The Nation (Thailand), March 7, 2011

The week in focus
The Express Tribune, March 7, 2011

Enormous VAT fraud busted
The Slovak Spectator, March 7, 2011

Marchers step out against the cuts
South Wales Echo, March 7, 2011

France: Chirac corruption trial could be postponed
Euronews, March 7, 2011

We know what to march against on 26 March; here’s what to protest for
Guardian, March 6, 2011

Bahrain files money laundering charges against executives from Saudi-controlled Awal Bank
Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2011

What Americans really think of Kibaki and Raila
Daily Nation, March 4, 2011

Supreme Court judges took bribes to validate Yar’Adua/Jonathan election’
Next, March 7, 2011

Japanese Foreign Minister Resigns Over Donations
The New York Times, March 6, 2011

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