August 10th, 2011
Illegal poaching and trade of wildlife is a massive problem for developing countries, particularly those in Asia. Often these products find their way across boarders—stuffed into suitcases, packed into trucks, and occasionally carried. Protected and endangered species are killed and sold for their organs, flesh, bones, skin, and scales, which are turned into tonics, ornaments, meat, and traditional medicines. Many of these animals are endangered or protected. Of all the illegal wildlife product seizures in Australia last year, two-thirds were traditional medicines containing ingredients from endangered species. Global Financial Integrity has estimated that the illegal trade in wildlife among...
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August 9th, 2011
Italy Tries to Get Tax Cheats to Pay Up
New York Times, August 8, 2011
Lawmakers target “shell” companies
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, August 8, 2011
Bribery websites up and running
China Daily, August 9, 2011
Reports: Bahamas Gov’t Failed to Co-operate with Investigation Into Bank Scandal
The Tribune, August 8, 2011
Court orders Admiralty to air Chile deal
Sydney Morning Herald, August 9, 2011
Anti-corruption protests hit parliament
Reuters, August 9, 2011
August 8th, 2011
On p28 of the UK edition of Treasure Islands, I write:
Almost no official estimates of the damage exist. The Brussels-based non-governmental organisation Eurodad has a book called Global Development Finance: Illicit flows Report 2009 which seeks to lay out, over a hundred pages, every comprehensive official estimate of global illicit international financial flows.
Every page is blank.
It’s a gimmick, but an important and telling gimmick. (Take a look at the picture: if you’re interested, the book’s cover looks like this). Now, for something I wrote yesterday on the TJN blog:
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August 8th, 2011
From jungle to suitcase, Southeast Asia’s wildlife faces a bleak future
The Australian, August 6, 2011
Proud to invest in America
The Hill, August 5, 2011
Tax And Banking Havens That Landed Okemo and Gichuru in Money-Laundering Trouble
Business Daily, August 7, 2011
Brazil’s Rousseff gov’t hit by another resignation
Reuters, August 6, 2011
One man’s sting inspires campaign against bribery
Mumbai Mirror, August 8, 2011
Jury Convicts Two in Haiti Teleco Scheme
Main Justice, August 5, 2011
