Financial Transparency Coalition

This article originally appear on the EU Observer's website. BRUSSELS - On 13 February the European Parliament will have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to vote for legislative revisions to the current EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD).

And now for all of you who have been trying to explain the concept of Anonymous Companies to your Francophone friends, Global Witness has translated its very helpful briefing. S'il vous plaît n'hésitez à partager loin! http://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/library/anonymous_companies_fr4.pdf.

The Financial Transparency Coalition issues play an important role in the context of global income inequality. By discouraging tax evasion and corruption among the world’s wealthy individuals and corporations, the FTC recommendations could play an important role in alleviating egregious and dangerous income disparity. When we talk about global inequality, we are usually referring to one of two issues: (1) inequality between nations and regions and (2) inequality between individuals. Inequality between nations usually refers to the huge disparities between the average incomes of people in different countries. The other kind of inequality, that between individuals, refers to the overwhelming...

Hello all! Its time for the first Tax Justice Network podcast of 2014: Tax justice goes to the Cayman Islands; the latest fall-out from #OffshoreLeaks (the expose on tax havens from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists); and HOW much is Africa spending on corporate tax breaks? -The Taxcast looks at tax incentives, Africa-style. Produced by @Naomi_Fowler for the Tax Justice Network and featuring John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network, tax expert Lee Sheppard, Alvin Mosioma of the Tax Justice Network in Africa and a member of the Financial Transparency Coalition, lawyer and tax consultant Vera Mshana, Tanzanian Member...