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European Council Conclusion

July 2, 2010 | PDF

The conclusions approved by the Council of the European Union for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on June 14, 2010.

G-20 Toronto Summit Declaration

June 28, 2010 | PDF

The declaration released following the conclusion of the G20 Summit meeting on June 26-27, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.

UNODC launches a report on The Globalization of Crime

June 18, 2010 | PDF

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched a report called The Globalization of Crime: A Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment on June 17.

G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors’ Communiqué

June 7, 2010 | PDF

The final communiqué released following the conclusion of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting on June 5, 2010 in Busan, Republic of South Korea.

Conclusions of the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level, 27-28 May 2010

May 28, 2010 | DOC

OECD – Paris 28 May 2010
Conclusions of the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level, 27-28 May 2010

On the occasion of the 2010 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM), we, Ministers*, have assembled under the Chairmanship of the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Vice-Chairmanship of Australia and Norway. We welcome the accession of [...]

OECD: 15 countries sign updated Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

May 27, 2010

PARIS-In April 2009, the G20 called for action “to make it easier for developing countries to secure the benefits of the new cooperative tax environment, including a multilateral approach for the exchange of information.” In response, the OECD and the Council of Europe developed a Protocol amending the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters to bring it in line with the international standard on exchange of information for tax purposes and to open it up to countries that are neither members of the OECD nor of the Council of Europe.

Joint press release by German Federal Chancellor, OECD Secretary-General, WTO Director-General, ILO Director-General, IMF Managing Director and World Bank President

April 28, 2010

Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick on the global economy.

G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors’ Communiqué

April 23, 2010 | PDF

The final communiqué released following the conclusion of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting on April 23, 2010.

Co-Chairs’ Statement: OECD Joint Meeting On Tax And Development

January 28, 2010 | PDF

On 27th January 2010, the OECD hosted a joint meeting of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs and the Development Assistance Committee, bringing together the tax and development communities for the first time. Participants agreed on a set of general principles to guide follow up action.

G20 Finance Ministers Communiqué

November 9, 2009 | PDF

Final Communiqué from the meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in St. Andrews, United Kingdom.

FATF & CFATF Mutual Evaluation of Aruba

October 16, 2009 | PDF

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) have jointly conducted an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Aruba.

Pittsburgh Summitt G-20 Communiqué

September 25, 2009 | PDF

The final communiqué from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.

G20 Finance Ministers’ Communiqué and Other Statements

September 5, 2009 | PDF

Attached are the official communique and declaration made by the G20 Finance Ministers at their summit on September 5, 2009. Additionally, attached is a progress report on the actions taken by the G20 at its previous 2 summits.

OECD Grey List Progress Report

September 2, 2009 | PDF

The September 2nd 2009 update of the OECD grey/black list of uncooperative jurisdictions.

G8 Statement: Chair’s Summary

July 10, 2009 | PDF

On the final day of the 2009, the Chair of the G8 Summit (Italy) released the attached statement which summarizes the discussions and conclusions of the summit.

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