Video clips are now available on GFI's YouTube channel for every speaker at the July 24 Capitol Hill briefing on tax evasion and incorporation transparency that was organized by Task Force members Global Financial Integrity and Tax Justice Network along with Task Force friend, Citizens for Tax Justice. Check them out below:
Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) made a surprise appearance at the briefing and spoke for a few minutes:
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Task Force member Global Witness has released a statement urging US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to address the issues of conflict and corruption - particularly in regard to natural resources - on her current trip to Africa. From Global Witness:
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should put a strong emphasis on how best to manage natural resource wealth and avoid conflict and corruption on her official tour of Africa this week, said campaign group Global Witness today.
Among the seven countries she will visit, Angola, Liberia, the Democratic...
The Cercle has made an extremely important step towards a public debate on tax issues that is long overdue. The study has prompted a furious reaction from various quarterse including, for obvious reasons, Luxembourg's finance industry,...
