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March 21, 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.

On black money trail
The Hindu (Business Line), March 19, 2011

IBM Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle SEC Bribery Claims
Bloomberg, March 18, 2011

Leaked Government Documents Reveal Weakening of U.K. Bribery Act
The American Lawyer, March 18, 2011

EU parliament probes MEP corruption claims
AFP, March 20, 2011

Governments should name banks that took corrupt money from Gaddafi, Mubarak and Ben Ali
Global Witness, March 20, 2011

Financials add CHF 88 bn to Swiss eco
PTI, March 18. 2011

Baer calls for end to US/Swiss bank tax row –paper
Reuters, March 19, 2011

Sanctions’ Impact Felt by Tripoli Regime
Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2011

Seven big firms still stay silent of tax havens
This Is Money, March 20, 2011

Unions and business bombard the government with suggestions ahead of Wednesday’s budget
London Evening Standard, March 21, 2011

PM Manmohan Singh misleading public on US cables: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
IANS, March 21, 2011

Consider special team to probe black money abroad: Apex court
IANS, March 18, 2011

Embarrassing Liaisons at British Universities
New York Times, March 20, 2011

The IRS Targets Jewelers for Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Rules
Forbes (Blog), March 21, 2011

Dubai’s financial watchdog censures Saxo Bank Dubai
The Copenhagen Post, March 21, 2011

Argentina faces nationwide strike as Swiss money-laundering probe questions union bank account
Associated Press (CP), March 19, 2011

Vatican and Finance. The April Revolution
Chiesa, March 21, 2011

Thousands in Morocco march for rights, end to graft
Reuters, March 20, 2011

Corruption Allegation Against Me is Nonsense – Buhari
All Africa, March 21, 2011

Courts crack whip on corrupt Nepal politicians
Hindustan Times, March 21. 2011

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