Part 2 of 3. James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana discuss the debt problem in Africa, and their book Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent.
Part 1 of 3. James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana discuss the debt problem in Africa, and their book Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent.
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Witness is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) not to cave in to industry pressure and to issue effective regulations to combat the trade in conflict minerals. The call comes on the day of a crucial SEC roundtable and in the face of aggressive industry lobbying aimed at making the new rules weak and ineffective.
HONG KONG – India is playing a major role in the global crusade against tax crimes and has completed negotiations for 16 new tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs), according to the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) M C Joshi.
The UK’s Channel 4 News decided to go to the Channel Island of Jersey, where over 600 of these subsidiaries are registered, to investigate the problem further. Its a great summary of the issues facing the United Kingdom, and how companies use jurisdictions like Jersey to brazenly avoid taxation.
WASHINGTON, DC – In reaction to the recently released communiqué from the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Paris last week, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) voiced disappointment and urged the G20 to move beyond “piecemeal regulations” and adopt comprehensive reforms to create greater transparency and accountability in the world’s financial system.
Christian Aid just released their new video for the End Tax Haven Secrecy campaign. Watch the (excellent) video, then visit EndTaxHavenSecrecy.org to take action today. Join us in calling to demand tax justice at the G20 summit in France in November 2011.
PARIS – The Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development released the following communiqué following its 2011 annual conference, held this year in Paris, France on October 6-7, 2011.
PARIS – The Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development’s annual conference in Paris discussed the problems of trade mispricing, or transfer pricing abuse, and looked at how to combat it.
The Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development’s annual conference in Paris last week showed how taxpayers could benefit from a more transparent reporting standard, but activists admitted they must do more to engage companies in the debate.
PARIS – Investors who want to ensure their money supports ethical concerns should add tax behaviour to the criteria by which companies are judged, Christian Aid says today.
LONDON – Policy makers are failing to live up to the pledges of the world’s most powerful nations to tackle tax haven secrecy, according to the latest findings of an index that analyses the contribution different jurisdictions make to this global threat.
Half of the world's trade passes through tax havens. Right now, they are hiding billions ...
This video shows a discussion about beneficial ownership from the Task Force 2011 Conference in ...
Part 3 of 3. James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana discuss the debt problem in ...
WASHINGTON DC – South Africa announced today that it has joined the Partnership Panel of ...
February 10, 2012
LONDON - Forest dependent communities are still in the dark about how their forests are ...
February 9, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today applauded the introduction of a bill, which ...
February 7, 2012
The yawning gap between the transparency rhetoric of companies and the reality of their actions ...
February 10, 2012
In his State of the Union address less than a month ago President Obama brought ...
February 10, 2012
When the G20 signed the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters in November ...
February 9, 2012
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