Financial Transparency Coalition

In 1999 leaders from OECD countries took a big step. They committed to holding their companies to account for their behaviour abroad. Until then, bribing abroad to win contracts had largely been tacitly accepted and was even a tax deductible expense in at least 14 OECD countries.

GCC anti-corruption policies, compliance need improvement Thomson Reuters Accelus, May 23, 2011

Bribery Act could lead to money laundering 'trap', warn lawyers Thomson Reuters Accelus, May 23, 2011

Pakistan to Throw New Punches on Tax Evasion Taxation News and Information, May 23, 2011

Cat-and-mouse dance in tax evasion struggle Swissinfo.ch, May 20, 2011

Back-door amnesty for secreted foreign funds The Hindu Business Line, May 21, 2011

China alleges huge tax evasion by artist Ai Weiwei AP, May 20, 2011

The global financial and economic crisis has accelerated vast transformations in the current landscape of development finance. While ODA budgets are increasingly under threat, public development finance is increasingly being used to leverage private financial resources. This is taking place at a time when the patterns in private flows are swiftly changing – including through the increasing prominence of capital flows from emerging economies, and the changing landscape in global finance in the wake of the global crisis.

The Global Corruption Report is the first comprehensive publication of its kind to explore the corruption risks related to tackling climate change. From international policy-making to national level mitigation and adaptation strategies and with a special focus on the forestry sector, the GCR draws on the expertise of more than 50 experts and practitioners from the anti-corruption movement and the climate change field.