The Washington Post—Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has asked the world’s largest economies to commit to specific trade and currency targets in an effort to secure a global economic recovery.
WASHINGTON, DC — A new federal rule will allow NOAA’s assistant administrator for fisheries to deny a vessel entry into a U.S. port or access to port services if that vessel has been listed for engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by one of the world’s international fishery management organizations. The rule takes effect on Oct. 27, 2010.
Wall Street Journal—Venezuela lost $33 billion, or 10% of gross domestic product, in 2008 alone to illicit financial outflows, according to estimates from a forthcoming report from research group Global Financial Integrity.
LAGOS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Britain needs to enforce money laundering regulations more strictly after some of its leading high street banks accepted millions of pounds in deposits from corrupt Nigerian politicians, a graft watchdog said on Monday.
ZURICH—Weeks after the overthrow of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in 1986, Haiti asked Switzerland to freeze $5 million it alleged Mr. Duvalier had stolen and stashed in Swiss bank accounts.
The Washington Post–Alarmed by an exodus of money from Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan authorities are trying to constrict a flow of cash through the country’s main airport, believed to be a major conduit for drug proceeds and diverted foreign aid.
Bloomberg–China’s households hide as much as 9.3 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) of income that is not reported in official figures, with 80 percent accrued by the wealthiest people, a study showed.
McClatchy–These days, the local businesses in your neighborhood probably pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than U.S. Fortune 500 companies.
Washington, DC (The Hill) — The U.S. launched a new initiative on Sunday aimed at battling large-scale public corruption in foreign states.
Financial Times–Thousands of UK taxpayers with accounts in Liechtenstein face having their bank accounts closed, and heavy fines imposed, if they continue to flout UK tax law.
Bloomberg–A U.S. tech company identified only by the pseudonym “Delta” generated as much as 55 percent of its revenue domestically while reporting to shareholders that only 10 percent of its pretax income came from U.S. operations, according to a report presented to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Bloomberg–The German government may be about to step up its pursuit of tax evaders amid reports that a new CD containing stolen bank data has been offered for sale to state authorities.
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