October 21st, 2011
What is a bribe in 2011? CanadianBusiness.com, October 19, 2011 Exports or black money? Time for govt to investigate Firstpost, October 21, 2011 Gadhafi’s Death Raises AML Concerns GovInfoSecurity, October 20, 2011 US, Jamaican Officials Put Dent In International Money-Laundering Ring The Jamaica Gleaner, October 21, 2011 East African Bribery Index (EABI) 2011 Launch: Burundi
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October 20th, 2011
On Monday, October 10, a variety of prominent Indian business leaders under the larger title of India Inc released their second open letter to the Indian government. This letter argues for the need to make striking changes to India’s legislation regarding bribery and corruption. It was written with an eye toward a newly proposed law called the Lokpal Bill which has been discussed extensively over the past year and is expected to be formally presented before India’s parliament in the near future. This bill intends to fight corruption by creating an ombudsman-style body with the power...
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October 20th, 2011
Google’s $3b tax haven loophole probed The Sydney Morning Herald, October 18, 2011 Bank capitalisation: Govt may seek nod for additional fund moneycontrol.com, October 19, 2011 Pranab on how global crisis is affecting Indian economy NDTV, October 19, 2011 Businesses Push Back On Foreign Bribery Law NPR, October 19, 2011 Corporations Slow to Respond to
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October 20th, 2011
A couple of days ago I highlighted a report from Cayman about a meeting of offshore lawyers where it seemed there was widespread agreement that the system of tax information exchange agreements that the OECD, UK government and tax haven authorities say delivers secrecy in the murky world of secrecy jurisdictions really does not such thing.
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