IRS chief tells boards to police tax policies
Reuters, October 20, 2009
Tax haven crackdown ‘working well’
ABC News, October 20, 2009
Tax Schemes Are Proliferating, Official Tells NYU Conference
Tax Analysts, October 20, 2009
Singapore gets tough on global tax cheats: govt
AFP, October 20, 2009
Editorial: Treasury should help KRA plug tax evasion loopholes
Business Daily Africa, October 20, 2009
Downturn affects tax audits and penalty rules in African states
Business Day, October 20, 2009
Multinationals dodge paying billions in Dutch tax
NRC Handelsblad, October 20, 2009
The future of banking secrecy
CNBC, October 20, 2009
Stricter provisions concerning bribery of members of Finnish Parliament
Helsingin Sanomat, October 20, 2009
Zuma warns against violent protests
Times, October 20, 2009
Swiss Private Banks Go Shopping as Crisis, Secrecy Spur Sales
Bloomberg, October 16, 2009
Swiss banking secrecy remains intact despite US authorities winning tax battle with UBS
Knowledge Instead, October 16, 2009
Affluent Africa
Financial Times, October 16, 2009
Tax havens’ zero rates under threat
Financial Times, October 16, 2009
Allan Bell, Treasury minister, said the island had been caught up in the UK’s drive to repair its own ¬public finances Argentina, Monaco Ink Deal to Find Funds Hidden by Argentines
NASDAQ, October 16, 2009
Cayman signs TIEA with France
Caymanian Compass, October 15, 2009
TCI still ‘grey listed’ for low quality anti-money laundering controls
Jamaica Observer, October 16, 2009
FINANCE: IMF Rebuts Critical Report on Lending
IPS, October 16, 2009
U.S. tax-evasion crackdown could affect Canadians
Financial Post, October 7, 2009
Bank Fund Istanbul annual meetings discuss governance, conditionality, tax and debt
EURODAD, October 7, 2009
Polanski, Tax Cheats Put End to Swiss Myths: Celestine Bohlen
Bloomberg, October 7, 2009
France presses banks over tax havens
Agence-France Presse, October 7, 2009
Crisis to help Asian private banks says DBS
The Malaysian Insider, October 7, 2009
Can morality be brought to market? The BAE bribery allegations draw attention to the huge gap between corporate ethical talk and action
The Guardian, October 7, 2009
UPDATE:Julius Baer Buys ING Swiss Pvt-Bking For $500M-Source
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2009
Tax Havens not safe from Australia
The Gov Monitor, October 7, 2009
Swiss bankers live with less secrecy
Reuters, October 7, 2009
Switzerland as a Haven Will Never Be the Same
New York Times, October 7, 2009
U.S. PIRG Catches Tax Haven Loophole In Appropriations Bill
The Huffington Post, October 7, 2009
Luigi Vitale charged over money laundering, drugs, gun
AdelaideNow, October 7, 2009
Bulgarians- wary of submitting corruption signals
Radio Bulgaria, October 7, 2009
Mexican mafia type extortion crosses the border into USA
The American Chronicle, October 7, 2009
Iraq investment still hindered by politics, bureaucracy
Reuters, October 7, 2009
Nigeria anti-graft police to question bank execsReuters
, October 7, 2009
Sixth UBS client steps forward in IRS tax-evasion crackdown
USA Today, October 6, 2009
Sussex faces growing property tax evasion
The News Journal, October 6, 2009
Erdo?an defends media fine, likens Do?an to Al Capone
Today’s Zaman, October 6, 2009
New Service for Reporting Tax Evasion
Small Business News, October 6, 2009
World Bank to invest $215 mln in African internet
Reuters, October 6, 2009
World Bank, IMF Urge More Funding to Prop Up Economies of Developing Countries
Voice of America, October 5, 2009
Riot Police, Protesters Clash Ahead of IMF/World Bank Meeting in Istanbul
Voice of America, October 6, 2009
China urges quicker reform by IMF, WB
China Daily, October 6, 2009
New Zealand lawmaker given 6 years prison for corruption, bribery, perverting justice
The Associated Press, October 6, 2009
Berlusconi’s fight to avoid charges at mercy of judges
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 6, 2009
Arms Dealer Schreiber May Avoid German Bribery Case, Court Says
Bloomberg, October 6, 2009
Geithner: Be vigiliant of terror financing risk from Iran banks
The Christian Science Monitor, October 6, 2009
Yemen, US discuss signing judicial cooperation agreement
Yemen News Agency, October 6, 2009
Local firm charged with illegal export of defense items
Daily News Tribune, October 6, 2009
Sri Lanka regulators should be watchful of money laundering
Lanka Business Online, October 6, 2009
French banks to leave tax havens
Financial Times, October 2, 2009
U.S. sees tips rise on tax cheats
Reuters, October 1, 2009
FOCUS: Greek Economy In Focus Ahead Of Oct 4 Elections
Dow Jones, October 2, 2009
New deal to curb tax evasion via hidden accounts
Today’s Zaman, October 2, 2009
PM says Bermuda unfairly targeted
BBC, October 2, 2009
US hails resignation of Kenya anti-graft chief
Reuters, October 2, 2009
SFO seeks BAE bribery prosecution
The Guardian, October 2, 2009
Former Peru president gets six years for bribery
The Irish Times, October 2, 2009
EU-funded project to fight money laundering in Albania complete
Balkans.com, October 2, 2009
Gaydamak, Poalim execs indicted for money laundering
Haaretz.com, October 2, 2009
Pakistan amends anti-terror laws
BBC, October 2, 2009
Al Qaeda Fund Raisers Scramble
Strategy Page, October 2, 2009
Tax Experts in Demand as Governments Take a Harder Line on Transfer Pricing
A.E. Feldman, Blog, September 30, 2009
Senior MEP calls for crackdown on EU tax havens
The Parliament, September 30, 2009
INTERVIEW-Bahamas not planning to change offshore laws -PM
Reuters, September 30, 2009
Banks refuse to dilute exclusive clients’ club Singapore’s private banks retain high entry barriers as business booms
The Business Times, September 30, 2009
Link between freedom and economic prosperity
New Zimbabwe, September 30, 2009
ANALYSIS – Indonesia’s corruption fight weakened by new law
Reuters, September 30, 2009
U.K.’s Biggest Banks Probed Over Tax Issues by FSA
Bloomberg, September 30, 2009
Gov’t Takes Terrorism & Money Laundering Fight A Notch Up
BVI Platinum News, September 30, 2009
Isle of Man urged to brace itself for tax attacks
Iom Today, September 29, 2009
News Analysis: The UBS Endgame
Tax Analysts,September 29, 2009
OECD Tax Official Calls G-20 Summit ‘Outstanding Success’
Tax Analysts, September 29, 2009
‘Dirty money detector’ at Swiss-Italian border
World Radio Switzerland, September 29, 2009
Roman Polanski and the UBS link
First Post, September 29, 2009
G20 takes welcome step to stop banks fuelling corruption
Global Witness, September 29, 2009
World Bank Forecasts 10 Million Becoming Poor in Latin America
Bloomberg, September 29, 2009
Indonesia passes controversial graft court bill
Reuters, September 29, 2009
The offensive secrecy of tax havens:The G20 has a feeble record on stemming the flow of lost billions. In Pittsburgh, Brown has the chance to make amends
The Guardian, September 23, 2009
Packed agenda awaits G20 heads in Pittsburgh
AFP, September 23, 2009
3-China backs G20 coordination; EU proposes bank rules
Reuters, September 23, 2009
France, Andorra sign deal on tax data
AFP, September 23, 2009
Lloyds Bank Accused of Facilitating Tax Evasion
Tax Analysts, September 23, 2009
Credit Suisse Ramps Up: Bank Aims to Expand Private-Bank Unit; Poaching From Rivals
Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2009
Finland Cracks Open Swiss Banking Secrecy Codes
YLE, September 23, 2009
Kazakhstan arrests banker for billion-dollar theft: police
Agence-France Presse, September 23, 2009
MP sent to jail over corruption
The Daily Monitor September 21, 2009
UN issues first-ever report on top global companies anti-corruption measures
Accra Daily Mail September 21, 2009
Kenya corruption fighter rejected
BBC News September 21, 2009
Bailed-out Lloyds faces tax avoidance allegations
Guardian.co.uk September 21, 2009
Medvedev: Corrupt cronies run Russia
The Budapest Times September 21, 2009
China to play a more positive and constructive role
People’s Daily September 21, 2009
SINGAPORE : More companies could set up operations in Singapore and Hong Kong as they seek to avoid being tarred by less reputable tax jurisdictions.
Channel News Asia, September 21, 2009
US extends tax amnesty deadline for offshore accounts
AFP September 21, 2009
High growth to counter corruption
Economic Times, September 21, 2009
Health Bill Eyed As Vehicle For Legislation To Fight Tax Havens
Dow Jones, September 11, 2009
Britain ‘may be forced to bail out tax havens’
Guardian, UK, September 14, 2009
Singapore Seeks Transparency
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2009
Q+A-Indonesia’s corruption court bill
Reuters, September 14, 2009
ANALYSIS-Bangladesh struggles to control corruption
Reuters, September 13, 2009
Former President of Taiwan Gets Life Sentence
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2009
OECD Issues Transfer Pricing Guidelines Updates
Tax-News.com, September 14, 2009
SA needs ‘new strategy’ to deal with economic crisis
Business Day, September 14, 2009
Taiwan seeks laundered money back from Switzerland
Associated Press, September 13, 2009
In Shanghai, Police Detain Former Worker at Coca-Cola
The New York Times, September 13, 2009
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