Financial Transparency Coalition

G20 Risks Undermining Fight Against Tax Dodgers, Warns Christian Aid Christian Aid, September 22, 2011 Global partnership to combat corruption launched Trust Law, September 22, 2011 Merkel Government Signs Swiss Tax Deal as Opposition Bridles Bloomberg, September 21, 2011 Tax treaty rejig on hold as Mauritius faces political crisis Times of India, September 22, 2011

Petition moved in SC to recover looted wealth from politicians, bureaucrats Daily Times (Pakistan), September 21, 2011 Anna Hazare: India’s New Superhero Newsline (Pakistan), September 21, 2011 US Joins Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Amid Open Government Launch Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2011 News Corp. Said to Get U.S. Letter Seeking Information For Bribery Probe

Today, at the United Nations in New York City, President Obama inaugurated the Open Government Partnership (OGP) with Brazil, the co-chair. The OGP is a global effort to improve governance worldwide through transparency and accountability—two principals that many members of this Task Force have argued for persuasively for many years. To become a member of OGP, countries must adopt an Open Government Declaration, deliver a country action plan, and commit to independent reporting. As of today, eight countries have joined the OGP: Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, and—the relentless crusader for anticorruption and better...

Glencore and BP named as worst offenders at top of tax secrecy table This is Money, September 20, 2011 The Moving Finger Writes UPA’s unwillingness to fight corruption Organiser, September 25, 2011 FATF targets corruption, tax evasion as part of AML efforts TrustLaw, September 20, 2011 Anti-money laundering slips on board agendas Insurance Daily, September 20,