Financial Transparency Coalition

Corruption isn't an issue that Jacob Zuma, the current president of the African National Congress — South Africa's liberation party — is particularly enthusiastic about.

Das Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit hat wenige Tage vor dem Londoner G20 Gipfel einen Internet-Blog gestartet, der über deutsche und internationale Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Steuerflucht informieren soll. Die zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen wollen darüber berichten, was sich bei “der internationalen Steuerkooperation tut – und Vorschläge präsentieren, was zu tun wäre”.

A new report detailing how mining companies hide behind the secrecy of their contracts to evade tax, denying Tanzania and other mineral-rich African countries millions of dollars in revenue was unveiled yesterday.

Idiosyncrasies in Swiss banking secrecy laws must end if the global fight against tax fraud is to have a lasting effect, a tax haven expert tells swissinfo. Raymond Baker, director of Global Financial Integrity, a Washington-based think tank, adds that Switzerland's recent decision to adopt international standards for cooperating on tax abusers does not go far enough.