Nigeria Finance Cleanup Gains Momentum
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2010
World Bank lends support for country-by-country reporting
Accountancy Age, August 4, 2010
Experts warn Swiss government against blocking tax-evasion help
DPA (Germany), August 3, 2010
US tax cheats pay for secret Swiss accounts
Swissinfo.ch, August 3, 2010
Tax havens no more
I-Net Bridge (South Africa), August 4, 2010
Founder and Principal Manager of Genesis Fund Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison on Tax Charges
Department of Justice, August 3, 2010
Global Witness applauds RBS penalty over terrorist financing
Global Witness, August 4, 2010
HSBC USA in Money-Laundering Probe
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2010
Businesses Split Over Tax Credits
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2010
Jörg Haider Had Millions Stashed in Liechtenstein, Magazine Reports
Der Spiegel, July 2, 2010
More transparency will see rise in Gulf funding: survey
Reuters, August 2, 2010
Opinion: Who Has Your Tax Data?
The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2010
U.S. official outlines plan targeting firms, banks that help fund North Korea
The Washington Post, August 3, 2010
Court Tightens Money-Laundering Proof Requirements
Dow Jones, August 2, 2010
RBS fined for breaching money laundering rules
Associated Press, August 3, 2010
ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER: Corruption, Drugs, Gangs, and More
FBI.gov, August 2, 2010
HP to Pay $50 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Main Justice, August 3, 2010
The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development called on the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) this past week to adopt Publish What You Pay’s (PWYP) proposal to require a country-by-country reporting standard in the extractive industries (oil, gas and mining).
The standards proposed by PWYP (and supported by the Task Force and many other NGOs) would require companies to disclose the payments they make to the governments in which they operate. These standards are vital in assuring that multi-national corporations (MNCs) pay a just amount of taxes and that payments made between their subsidiaries are both reasonable and legal. These standards are key to fighting corruption in host countries as well, as disclosure creates accountability in government.
However, in the IASB’s original position paper on this issue, floated earlier this summer, the Board opposed adopting such standards.
Arab Bank contests US judge’s sanctions ruling
The Jordan Times, August 1, 2010
Tax avoidance pact with Switzerland may be the key to secret accounts
The Hindu Business Line, July 31, 2010
Amnesty on secret accounts disappoints
Financial Times, July 30, 2010
Riddle of Haider’s secret £40m: Cash found in European principality of Liechtenstein
Daily Mail, August 2, 2010
Italy to remove Malta from taxation black list
Times of Malta, July 31, 2010
NBR to follow Indian ways of checking tax evasion
The Financial Express (India), July 31, 2010
Freight Forwarder Panalpina Pays U.S. $375,000 to Settle False Claims and Kickbacks Allegations
Department of Justice, July 30, 2010
Bahrain: Money laundering cases on the rise
Zawya, July 31, 2010
S.E.C. Charges Brothers With $550 Million Fraud
New York Times, July 29, 2010
Treasure islands: Mapping the geography of corruption
Pambazuka News, July 29, 2010
‘Prince’ Sarkozy praises Andorran subjects on tax
AFP, July 29, 2010
High Price Of Havens
Kyiv Post, July 30, 2010
U.S. hails Colombia as leader in anti-money laundering
Xinhua, July 30, 2010
Banks embrace technology to curb illegal deals
Business Daily (Kenya), July 29, 2010
Businessman accused of £115m ‘ponzi’ scam
The Independent, July 30, 2010
Fiji’s former prime minister pleads not guilty to money laundering, tax evasion charges
Associated Press, July 30, 2010
CBN, EFCC, DataPro to sensitise Banks’ CEOs on money laundering
Vanguard (Nigeria), July 28, 2010
Zambian parliament charged the current tax regime for the mines
Steel Guru, July 29, 2010
Transparency International Rips OECD Anti-Bribery Enforcement
Dow Jones, July 28, 2010
Report says Czechs, Slovaks fail to fight bribery in international trade
CTK, July 28, 2010
Third-party agents still used by GE
Financial Times, July 29, 2010
Diebold Discloses FCPA Investigation
Main Justice, July 29, 2010
For General Petraeus, battling corruption in Afghanistan is a priority
The Washington Post, July 29, 2010
Secretary Taiwan ex-minister sentenced to 11 years in ETC bribery scandal
Taiwan News, July 29, 2010
Ex-boss of body armour maker ‘looted $185m to pay for hookers, parties’
ANI, July 28, 2010
India state plans iron ore transport ban soon
Reuters, July 28, 2010
In north China, corruption rules the coal mines
AFP, July 28, 2010
Israel told to crack down on overseas bribery
Globes (Israel), July 28, 2010
Calls for EU to Halt Corrupt Defense Deals
BusinessWeek, July 27, 2010
Videos Rouse Russian Anger Toward Police
New York Times, July 27, 2010
U.N. To Get New Anti-Corruption Head This Week
Main Justice, July 27, 2010
Policeman kills bus driver over N50
234Next (Nigeria), July 28, 2010
Commentary: Overseas tax havens hurt Main Street
McClatchy-Tribune News Service, July 26, 2010
Philippine Finance Chief: Government Loses PHP250 Billion A Year To Tax Evasion
Dow Jones, July 27, 2010
Ex-UBS client faces sentencing in Fla. over taxes
Associated Press, July 27, 2010
EU urges Neal to rethink reinsurance bill
The Hill, July 26, 2010
Russia’s banks to get tough on money laundering
RT, July 26, 2010
GE to pay 23 million dollars after Iraq bribery charges
AFP, July 27, 2010
Op-ed: Kleptocrats be warned
Daily Nation (Kenya), July 26, 2010
Indonesian Tax Official Gets 6.5 Years in Jail for Corruption
Jakarta Globe, July 27, 2010
Government won’t target more Swiss banks on tax: U.S. diplomat
Reuters, July 24, 2010
Financial experts pessimistic about Indian fund recovery from Swiss banks
Mid Day (India), July 25, 2010
Reversing the mining blunder in Ghana: Miracle or Mirage?
GhanaWeb, July 26, 2010
Baja balks at new rules for U.S. cash
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 25, 2010
OECD Approves New Updates On Tax
Tax-News.com, July 26, 2010
Steel sector transfer pricing in PM’s firing line
RT, July 26, 2010
CEA voices concerns over Neal Bill
Post Online, July 26, 2010
Holder announces initiative to battle corruption in foreign states
The Hill, July 25, 2010
Tackling political corruption here requires at the minimum a reconceptualizing of the Integrity Commission
Stabroek News (Guyana), July 23, 2010
Sanctions to Target Secret N.Korean Bank Accounts
The Chosun Ilbo, July 24, 2010
Our Hypocrisy On Tax Havens
Forbes, July 22, 2010
Steer clear of tax havens, investors told
Sydney Morning Herald, July 23, 2010
Vodafone to pay £1.25 billion to settle UK tax-evasion lawsuit news
Domain-B, July 23, 2010
You Don’t Have To Move Your Money Offshore To Get Asset Protection
Forbes Magazine, July 21, 2010
Tax `Shenanigans’ Turn U.S. Sales to Foreign Income With Billions Offshore
Bloomberg, July 23, 2010
Kosovo central bank chief arrested
AFP, July 23, 2010
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May 23, 2012
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