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Indonesia finance minister promises reforms, swift start Reuters, May 23, 2010

Police chief wants major effort in fight against tax evasion Angola Press Agency, May 23, 2010

Ireland worse than Greece, faces financial ruin, say two leading economists Irish Central, May 23, 2010

Editorial: A collision with the coalition? Cayman Net News, May 23, 2010

Swiss banks remain confident over disclosure rules Financial News, May 24, 2010

Islands focus on international relations HedgeWeek, May 24, 2010

LETTER: Corruption in Gabon New York Times, May 23, 2010

Turkey's opposition party...

From Global Witness: The programme for government published today by the UK's new coalition includes commitments and pledges in several of Global Witness key campaign areas. "Having lobbied hard for change on illegal logging, libel reform, aid transparency and white collar crime during the last parliament, we welcome these promises and anticipate swift and meaningful action on each count," said Global Witness Director Charmian Gooch. Libel reform: The policy statement promises a "review of libel laws to protect freedom of speech". As a key member of the Libel Reform Campaign, Global Witness...

Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill Reuters, May 21, 2010

Focus on This: Merkley-Levin Did Not Get a Vote Huffington Post, May 21, 2010

Senate Passes Financial Regulatory Bill — With Whisteblower Bounty Main Justice, May 21, 2010

Jobs Bill Funded by Higher Buyout Tax Faces Friction on Deficit Bloomberg, May 21, 2010

U.K. Plan to Merge SFO, FSA, OFT May Create ‘UFO’ (Update2) Bloomberg, May 21, 2010

Tax evasion becomes extreme sport in Greece Reuters Blog, May 21, 2010

Swiss Lawmakers Keep UBS Deal Alive The New York...

Global Witness: The investment bank Goldman Sachs is backing an oil deal in Angola by U.S. firm Cobalt International Energy, despite a risk that local partners in the deal could expose Cobalt to prosecution for corruption in the United States, Global Witness revealed today. Goldman Sachs is a major shareholder in Cobalt and two of its executives sit on Cobalt's board. Agreements with the Angolan state oil company, Sonangol, give Cobalt shares in two Angolan oil exploration blocks and assign it two local partners, Alper Oil Limitada and Nazaki Oil and Gáz S.A Alper and Nazaki are obscure companies with...