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Thursday’s News Round-up
May 20th, 2010

WRAPUP 8-Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances in Senate Reuters, May 20, 2010

EU attacks ‘discriminatory’ US tax moves Financial Times, May 20, 2010

LETTER: Tax havens no game for poor countries The Guardian, May 20, 2010

Singapore Bling The Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2010

Greeks dodge taxes on 50 bln euros in annual income: bank AFP, May 20, 2010

U.K. FSA to Lose Enforcement Power to Crime Agency (Update1) Bloomberg News, May 20, 2010

Can North Korea Be Safe for Business? Time Magazine, May 20, 2010

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Eva Joly Responds to Tax Superhero Award, Renews Commitment to Fight Illicit Financial Flows
May 20th, 2010
Eva Joly made the following statement in accepting Christian Aid's 2010 Tax Superhero of the Year Award today:
Christian Aid announces the winner of the 2010 Tax Superhero of the Year award in the City of London on Wednesday.

‘I would like to thank Christian Aid as well as all the people who took part in the vote for this award. It is a great honour. I am very happy if my work can contribute to making...

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Eva Joly Wins Christian Aid’s Tax Superhero of the Year Award!
May 20th, 2010

From Christian Aid:

WINNER OF TAX SUPERHERO AWARD ANNOUNCED

Eva Joly chairs the European Parliament's Committee on Development

Christian Aid today announced the winner of its Tax Superhero of the Year award, which recognises outstanding individual work on the potential of tax to change the world. Eva Joly, an activist, European politician and former judge, has beaten other nominees including the comedians Ricky Gervais and Graham Norton and is the winner of this year’s Award. Norwegian-born Joly was elected as...
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Wednesday’s Top News Stories
May 19th, 2010

The Wall Street ICEcapade The American Interest, May 18, 2010

Swiss business dismisses EU membership Swissinfo.ch, May 19, 2010

Cantons urge parliament to approve UBS deal World Radio Switzerland, May 19, 2010

Swiss Government: Rejection Of UBS Pact Would Reignite US-Swiss Spat Dow Jones Newswires, May 19, 2010

Swiss banks' mantra of 'go east' carries risks MarketWatch, May 18, 2010

EU Moves to Tighten Control of Hedge Funds The Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2010

Company at Center of Manas Fuel Probe May Have Ties to Afghan Entities EurasiaNet.org, May 19,...

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