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Friday’s Top News
March 5th, 2010
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Thursday’s Top News Stories
March 4th, 2010

Hamas Killing Exposes Dubai's Dark Side Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2010

India, SArabia to have joint strategies to combat terror PTI, March 4, 2010

Ashcroft cleared in donor probe BBC News, March 4, 2010

Cross-border tax probes set to rise Number of tax probes set to rise after AstraZeneca settles transfer pricing dispute with HMRC Accountancy Age, March 4, 2010

Man jailed for trying to smuggle £60,000 cash in his underpants The Daily Telegraph, March 4, 2010

Man held as police look to track down £2m in 'dirty money' Scottish Daily...

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Wednesday’s News Digest
March 3rd, 2010

Swiss private banking: An industry in denial? Financial Times, March 3, 2010

Editorial: Closing secret accounts JoongAng Daily, March 04, 2010

Editorial: Tracing Tax Evaders: Korea Seeks to Get Banking Information From Switzerland The Korea Times, March 04, 2010

Israel's Foreign Minister Questioned by Police Suspicions Lieberman Coerced Israeli Diplomat Into Handing Over Secret Documents ABC News, March 3, 2010

Corruption costs Greek economy $1 bln a year...

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Swiss Going Back to School to Learn OECD Rules
March 3rd, 2010
World Radio Switzerland is airing an interesting segment on the future of banking secrecy in Switzerland:

Caught in the storm surrounding banking secrecy, some feel they’ve caught a glimpse of a brighter future. Among them is a group of tax and financial experts who’ve come together to set up Switzerland’s first masters programme in international tax law at the University of Neuchatel. When the storm has blown over, they say, we’ll be playing by OECD tax rules. Bankers, lawyers, tax advisors, many have enrolled to learn those rules. Reporter...

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