Financial Transparency Coalition

PRESS RELEASE Amid public outcry on tax dodging, European Parliament responds with measured proposal to level the playing field BRUSSELS — Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of a measure to increase shareholders’ rights that includes a requirement for multinational corporations (MNCs) to publicly report financial information on a country-by-country basis. “Today’s vote in

PRESS RELEASE With BRICS Summit just days before the Financing for Development Conference, emerging country leaders have unique opportunity In keeping with their commitment to reform the international financial system, the BRICS group of nations have the opportunity to use their summit this week as a precursor to ensuring that tangible results emerge from the

With the BRICS Summit scheduled for 8-9 July, a few days before the Financing for Development (FfD) Conference in Addis Ababa, BRICS countries have a unique opportunity this year to strengthen their cooperation and relevance as a group by committing to working collectively towards an ambitious FfD outcome.

There’s a bustle of traffic, horns are honking and cranes erecting new buildings dot Nairobi’s growing skyline. On the surface, the Kenyan capital seems to embody the narrative of “Africa Rising”. But on the ground, here and elsewhere around the continent, there is a growing phenomenon that is setting back growth and economic development: illicit