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U.S. emerges as Swedish tax haven UPI, January 19, 2011

Tunisia probes foreign assets of deposed leader AP, January 19, 2011

Swiss government says to freeze assets of Ben Ali and Gbagbo Reuters, January 19,2011

Swiss ex-banker found guilty but not jailed Reuters, January 19, 2011

Haiti charges ex-leader Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier BBC News, January 19, 2011

Swiss Banks Unfairly Targeted, Says Mirabaud Tax-News.com, January 19, 2011

Black money in foreign banks 'plunder' of nation: Supreme Court Indian Express, January 19, 2011

Scandal-hit PM skirts major cabinet changes Reuters,...

Today Global Financial Integrity released a much-needed update report called “Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2000—2009.” The paper notes “illicit outflows increased from $1.06 trillion in 2006 to approximately $1.26 trillion in 2008,” with annual illicit outflows from developing countries averaging $725 billion per year between 2000 and 2008. As I’ve noted, that’s over 3,000 McDonald’s apple pies for every American man, woman, and child. Outflows from China alone account for a significant chunk of that $725 billion, actually about a third, or $266 billion. Together the top ten countries (China, Russia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia,...

Report Says Developing Nations Lost $6.5 Trillion In Illicit Outflows In Last Decade Wall Street Journal (Blog), January 18, 2011

Cable: US knew of corruption Al Jazeera, January 16, 2011

Swiss whistleblower hands bank data to WikiLeaks Reuters, January 17, 2011

WikiLeaks unlikely to release Swiss bank data soon Reuters, January 18, 2011

Haiti's 'Baby Doc' in surprise return from exile AP, January 17, 2011

Haiti police take Duvalier to court AFP, January 18, 2011

Zardari 'pocketed millions' in French subs deal: report The Nation (Pakistan), January 15, 2011

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The following answer to a written question has been published by the States of Jersey today:

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. MARY ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 18th JANUARY 2011 Question Can the Chief Minister inform members how many Tax Information Exchange Agreements were in force at the beginning of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010? Can he further tell members, for each of those years, how many requests for information have been received, from how many countries they were received, and in how many cases was the information requested found and...