A new briefing paper, titled “The Links Between Tax Evasion and Corruption: How the G20 Should Tackle Illicit Financial Flows,” sent to the G20 from Christian Aid, Global Financial Integrity, Global Witness, and Tax Justice Network highlights what the G20 should do to address illicit financial flows.
Michelle and I look forward to welcoming world leaders to the wonderful city of Pittsburgh on September 24th and 25th and we thank the people of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania for opening their city as a showcase to the world.
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.
Good afternoon. My thanks and compliments to Chancellor Darling and his team for hosting this meeting. The United States looks forward to welcoming the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to Pittsburgh, along with the Leaders and Finance Ministers of the G-20, in just a few weeks.
The September 2nd 2009 update of the OECD grey/black list of uncooperative jurisdictions.
The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development is scheduled to convene in Washington, DC from September 16-17, 2009.
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the settlement of the UBS John Doe summons.
The final documents from the US settlement with UBS.
The countries of Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom agreed to a tax information exchange treaty on August 11, 2009. Attached is the summary of the Agreement.
A major report on the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) published by Leprosy Mission Ireland and launched by Minister Peter Power, Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Aid calls for radical new thinking on development and aid with several recommendations to address the failure of the MDGs.
Global Witness’s new report, ‘Faced with a gun, what can you do?’, details how many mining areas in eastern DRC are controlled by rebels and the national army, who violently exploit civilians to retain access to valuable minerals…
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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