Financial Transparency Coalition

Yesterday Heather Hobson, the jury forewoman in the trial of Viktor Bout, looked the infamous illegal arms dealer in the eyes and announced the jury’s final finding of guilt. Bout, a former Soviet air force pilot, has been nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” for his role in funneling weapons to terrorists, including the Taliban and Al Qaeda; trans-national criminals; and armed combatants locked in some of the world’s bloodiest conflicts. Though Bout has claimed on a Russian radio program that he has “never gotten into the arms trade,” according to European intelligence sources and documents from an African country uncovered...

Era of banking secrecy is over: OECD chief AFP, November 4, 2011 Finance Ministry gets cracking on trade mispricing The Economic Times, November 4, 2011 G20 governments sign anti-tax evasion agreement AP, November 4, 2011 “Robin Hood tax” gaining support at G20 CBS News, November 3, 2011 Tax avoidance must no longer be seen as

The Task Force 2011 Conference section of this website has now been updated in both English and French. It will remain on this site as a product of the successful conference and valuable resource both for attendees and those who could not make it to Paris.

Study: Big corporations use loopholes, dodge taxes The Washington Post, November 3, 2011 Corporate Taxpayers and Corporate Tax Dodgers, 2008-2010 Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 3, 2011 Greek Turmoil Set to Stress G20 Leaders The Jakarta Globe, November 3, 2011 G20 summit and bribery: Is the anti-corruption