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March 14, 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.

Companies let off hook for up to £16bn in tax
The Guardian, March 14, 2011

Money stashed abroad will be brought back, reiterates Pranab news
Express News Service, March 12, 2011

Lehman Auditor May Bear The Brunt
Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2011

Olmert to be charged in Israel property scandal
AFP, March 14, 2011

The Cheaters and Their Banks
New York Times (Editorial), March 13, 2011

Lebanon Lifts Banking Secrecy on 23 Cases Involved in Money Laundering
The Daily Star (Libanon), March 12, 2011

Wealthy Arabs eye Swiss banks as uprisings spread
Arabian Business, March 13, 2011

Rs 1L cr unaccounted wealth brought under tax net: FM
Press Trust of India, March 14, 2011

Colombia banks on tax treaty to push business ties with India
IANS, March 13, 2011

Italy: Tax revenues rise 0.3 percent to €403.3 bn in 2010
AKI, March 14, 2011

KMPG Examines India’s Most Corrupt Cos in New Report
Forbes (Blog), March 14, 2011

Affluent politicians
Dawn (Editorial), March 14, 2011

Lawyer pleads guilty in Nigeria bribery case
AFP, March 12, 2011

Reports of suspicious deals up by half
The National (UAE), March 14, 2011

4,000 types of corruption
BDNews24, March 14, 2011

Cable Details OECD Meeting With SFO Over BAE Bribery Probe Shut-Down
Wall Street Journal (Blog), March 11, 2011

We’ll continue until corruption investigated: Oman protesters
Gulf News, March 13, 2011

Anti-cuts campaigners plan ‘carnival of civil disobedience’
Guardian, March 14, 2011

 

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