UK companies face tough new bribery laws
The Telegraph, April 9, 2010
OECD’s Gurría welcomes passage into law of UK Bribery Bill
OECD Press Release, April 9, 2010
Royal Assent for Bribery Bill and Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
UK Ministry of Justice Press Release, April 9, 2010
UBS Whistle-Blower Rues His Tack, Not His Tune
The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2010
Special Report: How the U.S. cracked open secret vaults at UBS
Reuters, April 9, 2010
Feds Up the Ante on Online Poker With Full Tilt Investigation
Daily Finance, April 8, 2010
3 Plead Not Guilty to Corruption in Namibia
The New York Times, April 8, 2010
Second Olmert aide held in new corruption case
Haaretz, April 9, 2010
US upbeat about anti-terror data accord with EU
The Associated Press, April 9, 2010
‘PA making bold bid to curb Hamas funds’
The Jerusalem Post, April 4, 2010
LyondellBasell reports Kazakhstan activities to DOJ
Reuters, April 7, 2010
BlueCrest moves HQ to Guernsey
The Financial Times, April 9, 2010
CBDT wants jail term for tax evaders
The Economic Times (India), April 5, 2010
San Marino to Seek to Avoid Italian Blacklisting, il Sole Says
Bloomberg News, April 8, 2010
Ponzi Scheme Operator Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
Department of Justice Press Release, April 9, 2010
How Multinational Corporations Dodge Taxes
Big Think, April 8, 2010
The big post-crisis takeover: Trends in IFI lending to low income countries
Eurodad, April 8, 2010
Coming to America or going to Siberia? (II)
Business Day (Nigeria), April 8, 2010
Swiss money laundering reports hit record high
Reuters, April 8, 2010
Development Banks Ally to Fight Corruption
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2010
Olmert’s Corruption Trial Suspended
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2010
Taking on corruption in booming Chongqing
BBC News, April 7, 2010
Observers: Corruption hits Russian security
CNN, April 6, 2010
U.S. Cashes In on Corporate Corruption Overseas
Time Magazine, April 7, 2010
US trying to woo EU back to terror finance program
The Associated Press, April 8, 2010
Budget office wants oil industry audited locally
NEXT (Mali), April 7, 2010
OECD Agrees on Revised Treaty to Help Combat Global Tax Evasion
Bloomberg News, April 6, 2010
Tax: Revised OECD-Council of Europe treaty will boost multilateral cooperation
OECD Press Release, April 6, 2010
Greek banks hit by wealthy citizens moving their money offshore
The Telegraph, April 5, 2010
Cocktails and wiretaps signal new anti-bribery era
Reuters, April 5, 2010
Total Indicted for Alleged Corruption in Iraq
The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2010
Total faces Iraq bribery investigation
BBC News, April 6, 2010
Nigeria yet to reap full benefits of oil exploration, says Jonathan
The Nigeria Guardian, April 6, 2010
Kuwait to organize forum on oil industries transparency
Global Arab Network, April 5, 2010
IMANI Report : Government fumbling with our oil money already?
Joy Online (Ghana), April 6, 2010
Ecuador Blacklisted for Money Laundering
International Relations and Security Network, April 6, 2010
Hong Kong Set to Ease Incorporation Process
The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2010
Africa: About $854b illicit money transferred
Africa News, April 3, 2010
Hiding money not as simple as it was
The Vancouver Post, April 3, 2010
Belize has sun, surf, secrecy and low taxes
The Financial Post, April 3, 2010
U.S. Offshore Enforcement Likely to Focus on Asia, Practitioners Say
Tax Analysts, April 5, 2010
Scramble for help ahead of new UK bribery law
The Financial Times, April 4, 2010
Zambia: US impressed by Zambia’s corruption fight
Zambia Daily Mail, April 4, 2010
Daimler faces $185m fine to settle corruption case
The Independent, April 3, 2010
Nigeria: ‘Ribadu is Nigeria’s new anti-corruption Czar’
Afrique en Ligne, April 4, 2010
German Authorities Investigating German UBS Subsidiary for Aiding Tax Evasion
Tax Analysts, April 5, 2010
Hong Kong Plan Raises Tax Concern
Dow Jones Newswire, April 1, 2010
Swiss, US agree to upgrade UBS tax information deal
AFP, April 1, 2010
UBS Germany operations probed by regulator
Reuters, April 1, 2010
Corruption cases cannot be re-opened against Zardari : Swiss Prosecutor General
ANI, April 1, 2010
Daimler bribes: a blown chance to clean up its act
AP, April 1, 2010
18 bank accounts involved in terror financing frozen
PTI News, March 31, 2010
Africa Has 27 Million More People in Poverty Following Crisis
Bloomberg News, March 30, 2010
‘Nigeria lost 165billion to fraud in 39 years’
Next (Mali), March 31, 2010
ECA: Illicit Financial Flows Ruining Development”
Nam News Network (Brunei), March 31, 2010
British island tax havens seek eastern promise
Reuters, March 31, 2010
Rare Discord Upsets Usual Swiss Calm
The New York Times, March 31, 2010
Pakistan to ask Switzerland to reopen Zardari cases
BBC News, March 31, 2010
Mullen calls for ending Afghan corruption
UPI, March 31, 2010
Transparency urged for nascent oil sector
The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia), March 31, 2010
Nigeria: It’s Amazing That We Can’t Tell How Much Oil is Pumped Daily- Peterside
The Independent (Lagos)
NJ bank penalized for not reporting transactions
BusinessWeek, March 30, 2010
Nigeria: Tax Collection – Ekiti LGs to Engage Consultants
Daily Independent (Lagos), March 30, 2010
Rio Tinto sacks four employees jailed in China for taking bribes
The Financial Times, March 30, 2010
IlIicit cash outflows cost Africa $1.8trn in 38 yrs – GFI
The Champion (Lagos), March 30, 2010
Side events to the AUC/ECA Committee of experts meeting focus on illicit financial flows and regulatory models in the knowledge economy
UNECA-AU Joint Press Release, March 29, 2010
Q&A: Exposing the “Clandestine Passengers of Globalisation”
IPS, March 29, 2010
Havens for Stolen Funds Otaviano Canuto ?& Janamitra Devan
The Khaleej Times (Dubai), March 29, 2010
Stricter Rules Eliminating Transfer-Pricing Schemes
Reuters, March 26, 2010
Nato will fail unless you end corruption, US commander tells Karzai
The Times, March 30, 2010
UN report: Afghans plagued by poverty, corruption
The Associated Press, March 30, 2010
Corruption in SA ‘endemic’
ioL (South Africa), March 30, 2010
Pakistani Supreme Court ups pressure on government
The Associated Press, March 30, 2010
Italians express their disgust at corruption by withholding votes
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 31, 2010
Tony Blair under pressure to explain if he is avoiding UK taxes
The Telegraph, March 30, 2010
Illegal capital outflows undermine Africa – study
UK Reuters, March 28, 2010
Afghan corruption: How to follow the money?
The Washington Post, March 29, 2010
Barack Obama presses Hamid Karzai on graft
The Australian, March 30, 2010
Murky world of corruption in China
BBC News Beijing, March 29, 2010
Pakistan being denied aid over corruption worries
The Daily Times (Pakistan), March 29, 2010
Philippines changes law, wants off tax-haven blacklist
Reuters, March 26, 2010
Death of a Loophole, and Swiss Banks Will Mourn
The New York Times, March 26, 2010
Crackdown on offshore tax dodgers
The Times Online, March 27, 2010
45 percent bribe-seekers in Mexico police officials
Sify, March 28, 2010
Bribes ‘forced China to overpay for iron ore’
The Australian, March 30, 2010
‘Absence of database frustrating auditing of Nigeria’s oil, gas industry’
The Sun (Nigeria), March 29, 2010
New report shows that most popular destinations for offshore deposits are the US and the UK
Eurodad, March 24, 2010
Tougher penalties target offshore accounts
The Financial Times, March 25, 2010
Budget 2010: Offshore tax haven crackdown ‘to raise £1.5bn’
The Guardian, March 25, 2010
Switzerland: close to tax deal with Germany
The Associated Press, March 25, 2010
Swiss econ minister says worried over strong franc
Reuters, March 25, 2010
EC to begin negotiations with US on sharing bank transfer data
The Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)
EU follows US model to track terrorist funding
European Voice, March 25, 2010
EU prepares new bank data deal with US
EU Observer, March 25, 2010
Samsung chief returns after tax-evasion pardon
BBC News, March 24, 2010
Press Release – Turkey – OECD welcomes efforts to tackle bribery in international business deals
OECD, March 25, 2010
SFO quizzes Alstom UK chiefs in graft probe
The Financial Times, March 24, 2010
Bahrain minister charged with money laundering
The Associated Press, March 24, 2010
Oil Curse: Ghana to Ensure Revenue Benefits the Masses
This Day Online
Appeals court reverses high-profile Xilinx tax decision
MarketWatch, March 23, 2010
Press Release – Progress on exchange of information in the Caribbean
OECD, March 24, 2010
Swiss regulator to banks: Dump American clients
The Economic Times (India), March 24, 2010
Business lobby urges tough government stance
SwissInfo, March 23, 2010
OECD Mulls Code of Conduct for Banks on Tax
Reuters, March 24, 2010
U.S. pledges more help in Mexico drug war
The LA Times, March 23, 2010
United States-Mexico Partnership: Anti-Arms Trafficking and Anti-Money Laundering
U.S. Department of State, March 23, 2010
The Hunt for Tax Dodgers Begins
Radio Sweden, March 24, 2010
Bermuda receives a good rating on anti-money laundering from US
The Royal Gazette (Bermuda), March 24, 2010
Bahrain sacks minister over money laundering
The People’s Daily (China), March 24, 2010
Sacked Bahrain minister denies money laundering reports
AFP, March 23, 2010
Daimler to Settle With U.S. on Bribes
The wall Street Journal, March 24, 2010
US oil firm rescinds plan to sell stakes in Ghana: official
AFP, March 23, 2010
UBS-US deal failure could lead to more tax evasion lawsuits
AFP, March 23, 2010
UBS client gets house arrest in US tax case
Reuters, March 22, 2010
ANALYSIS-Transfer pricing declines as Russia coal modernises
Reuters, March 22, 2010
U.K. Chancellor To Double Penalties For Unpaid Taxes
The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2010
Texas League Issues Wake Up Call on BSA After Big Bank Fine
Credit Union Times, March 19, 2010
HK Signs Tax Treaty With Netherlands; More Agreements Expected
Dow Jones Newswires, March 22, 2010
Cayman Islands ordered to reduce deficit by 2013
AP, March 20, 2010
Bahrain minister detained in money laundering case
Reuters, March 22, 2010
Senate passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill
The Daily Times (Pakistan)
Azerbaijan added to money laundering blacklist
Aysor (Azerbaijan), March 23, 2010
Tax shelters unearthed
The Vancouver Sun, March 20, 2010
Tax haven drive will mean greater scrutiny
The Financial Times, March 20, 2010
Multinationals paying ‘much more tax’
The Financial Times, March 22, 2010
Credit Suisse Limits Bankers’ Travel to Visit German Clients
Bloomberg News, March 22, 2010
Crédit Suisse clients accused of tax evasion
The Times, March 20, 2010
Anti-corruption campaigner is headache for Abbas
The Washington Post, March 22, 2010
Cambodia warns UN envoy over ‘interference’
BBC News, March 22, 2010
Payments don’t add up in Congo’s resources report
Reuters, March 22, 2010
Germany Investigating More Than 1,000 Cases of Possible Tax Evasion
Tax Analysts, March 22, 2010
Economic Analysis: Transfer Pricing Costs U.S. at Least $28 Billion
Tax Analysts, March 22, 2010
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