March 23rd, 2016
In the March edition of Taxcast, a podcast produced for the Tax Justice Network: Is the US president really serious about tackling corruption in the finance sector? Are the presidential candidates? Now they can prove it. Bank Whistleblowers United tell us how they can restore the rule of law to Wall Street and avoid the
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February 19th, 2016
I’m a self-confessed data junkie, but I appreciate that spreadsheets aren’t everyone’s idea of fun. Most people want their digested data packaged up into compelling stories and beautiful visuals. My job here at Global Witness is to do exactly that – tooling up the organisation and its partners so that we can take the troves
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July 16th, 2015
PRESS RELEASE CSOs stand with developing countries that fought hard to deliver an intergovernmental body that could help create equitable tax rules Although a small group of rich countries blocked a plan toward inclusiveness, the amount of pressure developing countries and civil society placed on the Financing for Development negotiations ensures that the spotlight will
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April 15th, 2015
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just published a major new study on corporate tax in developing countries, which contains a wealth of new information analysis as well as some important headline numbers: notably that developing countries lost around $100 billion per year in revenues due to tax avoidance by multinational enterprises
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