Financial Transparency Coalition

Attac Norway just released the following video about tax havens:

Aid organizations highlight 'quiet corruption' in Africa Media Global, April 16, 2010

Miami Beach Hotel Developers Charged with Conspiring to Defraud United States US Dept of Justice Press Release, April 16, 2010

Former Hope, Idaho Resident Indicted on Tax Charges US Dept of Justice Press Release, April 15, 2010

U.S. Joins H-P Bribery Investigation Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2010

US charges seven more Swiss bank clients over tax fraud AFP, April 16, 2010

Tragic Flaw: Graft Feeds Greek Crisis Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2010

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Last night, 194 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the UNCAC Civil Society Coalition released a statement calling on the G20 Finance Ministers to tackle the issue of illicit financial flows at their meeting in Washington later this month. The statement essentially mirrors the text of the G20 Transparency Petition - an initiative from Global Financial Integrity to gather 100,000 signatures calling on the G20 to address the serious issue of illicit financial flows by creating transparency in the international financial system. You can add your list to the petition at www.G20Transparency.com. Scroll down...

Election 2010: Liberal Democrats promise tax avoidance crackdown The Guardian, April 14, 2010

Op-Ed: Implications of tax avoidance Business Daily Africa, April 15, 2010

HSBC clients face French tax probe over stolen data BBC News, April 14, 2010

ATO gets tough with offshore tax cheats The Australian, April 15, 2010

Sars cracks down on tax evasion Eye Witness News, April 14, 2010

NTS Cracks Down on Loan Sharks, Funeral Companies The Korea Times, April 15, 2010

Carbon credit documentary should not have been shown, BBC admits The Guardian, April 11, 2010

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