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March 22, 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.

U.S. Banks Oppose Tighter Money Rules
Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2011

US$6.3 billion transferred out of Egypt in 2010
Al Masry Al Youm, March 21, 2011

Big and Broke?
Kyiv Post, March 18, 2011

Transparency International-USA Chief Announces Departure After Tensions Boil
Main Justice, March 22, 2011

EU plans new transparency rules for mining groups
Financial Times, March 20, 2011

London Tops Financial-Center List
Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2011

Ticino firms feel pinch from Italian blacklist
World Radio Switzerland, March 22, 2011

Google Questioned by SEC Over Earnings in Low-Tax Countries
Bloomberg, March 22, 2011

Tax defaulters could take HMRC to court
Accountancy Age, March 22, 2011

European Lawmakers Resign After Accusations of Bribery
Associated Press, March 21, 2011

UK to raise extra £500 million in tax crackdown – source
Reuters March 22, 2011

Anti-cuts campaigners plan to turn Trafalgar Square into Tahrir Square
The Guardian, March 22, 2011

Groups urge UAE to probe Ben Ali, Mubarak cash
Reuters, March 22, 2011

Prosecutors say bank executives not easy to charge in criminal money laundering cases
Associated Press, March 21, 2011

Waziri advocates more global actions against money laundering
Nigerian Tribune, March 22, 2011

ED to quiz Hasan longer, claims it is close to ‘breakthrough’
TNN, March 22, 2011

NTS to help Korean firms in international tax disputes
Korea Times, March 22, 2011

Monday Comment: Mittal’s empowerment deal in jeopardy
Business Day, March 22, 2011

DoJ: A Possible FCPA In Russia?
Business Insider, March 22, 2011

Parliamentarians ordered to report bribes
Russia Today, March 22, 2011

India, Cayman Islands ink tax information exchange agreement
PTI, March 22, 2011

Hong Kong, Portugal Sign Pact To Avoid Double Taxation, Tax Evasion
Dow Jones Newswire, March 22, 201

U.S. Terror Suspect Cleared in Spain
WSJ, March 22, 2011

Ex-Togolese fishing vessel changes flag in the high seas
Stop Illegal Fishing, March 15, 2011

Afghan youth push for an end to corruption
Calgary Herald, March 22, 2011

Official: Kenyan corruption could bring revolution
Associated Press, March 22, 2011

Philippines impeaches ombudsman for stalling on corruption cases
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 22, 2011

Indonesian ex-minister jailed for graft
AFP, March 22, 2011

Corruption boss comes under fire
Bangkok Post, March 21, 2011

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