Tax evasion ‘hits developing world hardest’ World Radio Switzerland, June 16, 2009
Indonesia’s corruption court in fight for existence Reuters, June 17, 2009
Briton charged with Congo corruption Financial Times, June 17, 2009
US FinCEN Guidance Clarifies Scope of Information Sharing Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2009
Obama Blueprint Deepens Federal Role in Markets Washington Post, June 17, 200
Obama’s offshore tax reforms prompt jitters in Ireland The Christian Science Monitor, June 16, 2009
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Multinationals to be forced to reveal tax bills
Britain is backing moves for country-by-country reporting to stem tax avoidance
The Guardian, June 15, 2009
French, Brazilian Leaders urge sweeping reform
AFP, June 15, 2009
Obama’s Tax Haven Reform: Chump Change
Corpwatch, June 15, 2009
Madoff customers swap sentencing judge with letters
Reuters, June 15, 2009
UBS’s Ratings Put on Review for Downgrade by Moody’s (Update2)
Bloomberg, June 15, 2009
Tuesday’s Top News
June 16th, 2009
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The Tri-Border Area: a profile of the largest illicit economy in the Western Hemisphere
June 15th, 2009
The Tri-Border Area (TBA) between Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil is comprised of three cities: Puerto Iguazu (Argentina), Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), and Foz do Iguacu (Brazil). The area is well known as a haven for illicit activities ranging from counterfeiting to intellectual property theft to money laundering, and has been pointed to as a central point for the laundering of funds from drug trafficking and for the funding of terrorist organizations (believed to come from supporters within the large Arab population in the region). Specializing in financial crime, the area is known as the “largest illicit economy in...
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