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Monday’s Daily News Digest
May 2nd, 2011
Down with corruption! Macleans (Canada), May 2, 2011 Of graft and punishment The Hindu Business Line, May 2, 2011 The global economy's corporate crime wave The Daily News Egypt, May 1, 2011 Greece’s Papaconstantinou Vows to Crack Down on Tax Evasion Bloomberg, May 2, 2011 Mexico approves anti-money laundering law People’s Daily (China), April 29, 2011 Swiss banks can handle capital rules - bank group Reuters, May 2, 2011
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Obama Admin Lobbies World to Adopt Country-by-Country Reporting in Extractive Industries
April 29th, 2011
Last summer, we reported that the Obama Administration planned to globally promote the Energy Security Through Transparency (ESTT) provisions (Sec. 1504) of the new Dodd-Frank legislation.  Now, it appears as though they've remained true to their word. Last July, after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the White House released a statement about Sec. 1504 saying (underlining added by me):
This provision is an essential new tool in promoting transparency in the oil and mineral sectors. This legislation will immediately shed light on billions in payments between multinational corporations...
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Friday’s Daily News Digest
April 29th, 2011
Zambia lost an estimated income of USD 175 million in tax revenue between 2003 and 2008 SteelGuru.com, April 29, 2011 Argentina stages 2nd tax raid on agribusinesses The Associated Press, April 28, 2011 Business as usual in money laundering fight SwissInfo.ch, April 28, 2011 Money laundering on the rise in Sweden The Local (Sweden), April 29, 2011 Moscow talks up a financial markets future Foreign Policy, April 28, 2011 EU considers sanctions on Syria EurActiv.com, April 29, 2011
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Thursday’s Daily News Digest
April 28th, 2011
Barclays' Protium Deal is 'all that's wrong in the City' Telegraph (UK), April 28, 2011 No Bank Secrecy for State Officials The Moscow Times, April 28, 2011 The Influence Industry: Companies lobbying for tax holiday on overseas money Washington Post, April 27, 2011 Chasing the offshore assets of Ireland's former wealthy class Independent (Ireland), April 28, 2011 No gun at regulators' heads to hit Dodd-Frank deadlines: Barney Frank Investment News, April 26, 2011 Mexico Preparing to Sue U.S. Companies Deemed Culpable For Drug-War Crimes The Narcosphere, April 27, 2011
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