Financial Transparency Coalition

SHANGHAI — Police here have detained a former employee of a Coca-Cola bottling plant, whom they accused of corruption and bribery.

Singapore, an Asian financial center attracting billions of dollars in offshore accounts, is working quickly to become more transparent and is on course to be removed by year's end from a list of nations that shield bank-account information.

Tax-News.com -- Determined to step up efforts to crack down on tax evasion, France’s Budget Minister Eric Woerth has announced his decision to demand assistance from the country's banks.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that the United States and Monaco have signed an agreement to allow for the exchange of information on tax matters between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin and Minister Franck Biancheri in Washington.