July 6th, 2011
Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple that sits near the Laccadive Sea, near the extreme south of the mainland. It is housed in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the Indian state Kerala. Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is one of the 108 principal centers of worship of Lord Vishnu, the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Every six years, devotees descend on the temple to celebrate laksha deepam or the festival of one hundred thousand lamps. For 51 days leading up to the celebration, devotees chant prayers and recite three vedas. When the festival commences, the temple lights...
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July 6th, 2011
Tunisia's economic fallout
Al Jazeera, July 5, 2011
Africans try to enforce taxes for multinationals
AP, July 5, 2011
Tax fraud: Drive to nab beneficiaries
TNN, July 6, 2011
Some Swiss Banks Are Blocking Access to Offshore Accounts Over Tax Deals
Bloomberg, July 6, 2011
Bangladesh's 'black' money wins reprieve
Asia Times, July 7, 2011
The (Early) Effects Of The UK Bribery Act
The FCPA Blog, July 5, 2011
July 6th, 2011
Today we would like to highlight two recent blogs from two of Eurodad members, which discuss some positive developments in the tax transparency arena.
Firstly, following Action Aid’s
recent report on SABMiller and its abusive transfer pricing practices in developing countries, several tax authorities in Africa are conducting further investigations on the company’s operations.
“African tax authorities have not only acknowledged the impact of
ActionAid’s recent report highlighting tax avoidance by the global brewing company SABMiller, but also committed to doing something new in response to it.
Meeting last week to discuss our report under the auspices of the African...
July 1st, 2011
MP: Give immunity to witnesses
The Star, July 1, 2011
African Tax Group Stepping Up Efforts To Control Tax Avoidance
Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2011
Overseas profits could be exempt from UK tax
The Telegraph, July 1, 2011
Isle of Man and Guernsey introduce new tax information policy
The Telegraph, July 1, 2011
EXPERT VIEWS: UK Bribery Act enforced
TrustLaw, July 1, 2011
Countries cooperate to freeze assets linked to Somali pirates
The Korea Times, July 1, 2011
