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May 25, 2011

By Ryan Isakow

Ryan Isakow, a student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, is a communications intern at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

Is Africa still a victim of capital flight?
Reuters, May 25, 2011

Illicit funds from Africa flow to US and UK banks
Financial Times, May 24, 2011

U.S. fines bank officials for money-laundering lapses
Reuters, May 24, 2011

Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist partners convicted in tax shelter scheme
Reuters, May 24, 2011

Amended tax rules to help in dealing with black money: Pranab
Press Trust of India, May 24, 2011

EU Needs to Halt Direct Investment into Mining in Africa
Taxation News and Information, May 25, 2011
OECD Invites Russia To Join Its Anti-Bribery Convention
Dow Jones, May 24, 2011

One third of Czech managers say bribery justifiable
CTK, May 24, 2011

A fifth of Russian defense spending is stolen
Reuters, May 25, 2011

Editorial: Canada soft on corruption
Ottawa Citizen, May 24, 2011

Regulators look to whistle-blowers to stamp out white-collar crime
TrustLaw, May 24, 2011

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