September 8th, 2009
Global Financial Integrity and the American Interest sponsored a briefing by New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau today which highlighted the growing connection between Iran and Venezuela. From GFI's release:
Addressing an audience of academics, civil society groups, Congressional staff, and journalists, Mr. Morgenthau discussed how the “blossoming relationship” between Iran and Venezuela presented opportunities for Iran to circumvent U.S. and international economic sanctions designed to prevent them from developing long-range missile capacity and nuclear technology for military purposes.
Mr. Morgenthau cited “scores of Memoranda of Understanding” between the two nations with...
September 2nd, 2009
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met in Mexico City over the past two days to discuss next steps in the global fight against tax evasion. In a statement released by the OECD this afternoon, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria referred to the recent actions taken by the G20 and the OECD, and the recent willingness on the part of tax havens to accept the OECD guidelines on the exchange of tax information as a "revolution." From the
OECD:
Today, on the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 meeting, the Global Forum...
September 2nd, 2009
Canada may have to go to court for UBS client names
Reuters, September, 2, 2009
ECD meeting in Mexico over tax cooperation
Cay Compass, September 2, 2009
OECD Global Forum Consolidates Tax Evasion Revolution in Advance of Pittsburgh
OECD Press Release, September 2, 2009
Liechtenstein Pact Foresees Information Exchange on Request
Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2009
German Banks Defend Foreign Business After Report
Bloomberg, September 2, 2009
Corruption corrodes public life in Yemen
Reuters, September 2, 2009
Taiwan court convicts former first lady of perjury
The Associated Press, September 2,...
September 1st, 2009
New Transfer Pricing Regulations on Overseas Royalties Released
China Briefing, September 1, 2009
IRS Corporate Audit Division Will Examine UBS Tax Evasion Cases
Bloomberg, September 1, 2009
France to Crack Down on Tax Cheats
Tax Analysts, September 1, 2009
Offshore private banking model is dead, experts say
Reuters, September 1, 2009
Austria relaxes bank secrecy rules
Associated Press, September 1, 2009
OECD to target tax havens at Mexico meeting
Alibaba News Network, September 1, 2009
Public 'unaware' of...
