Friday’s News Round-Up
March 26th, 2010
COLUMN – Drugs, terrorism and shadow banking: Bernd Debusmann
Reuters, March 26, 2010
Germany, Switzerland agree double taxation deal
Reuters, March 26, 2010
Swiss-German tax deal does not cover stolen bank data
Reuters, March 26, 2010
IRS Shifts Enforcement Focus To Asia
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2010
Op-Ed: Taxman missing the boat on offshore income
The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2010
Philippines changes law, wants off tax-haven blacklist
Reuters, March 26 2010
Tax Plans Could Hit India Investors
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2010
Cayman Furthers Transparency Drive
Tax-News.com, March 26, 2010
British lawyer faces US extradition over bribery case
BBC News, March 26, 2010
Fraud detectives step up searches in Alstom bribery inquiry
The Times (of London), March 26, 2010
SFO Shouldn’t Strike Plea Deals, Judge Rules in Corruption Case
Bloomberg, March 26, 2010
British chemical firm Innospec fined for Indonesia bribes
The Independent, March 26, 2010
Sinopec Admits Worker Took Daimler Bribes
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2010
Rio Tinto Executive Admits to Taking Two Bribes
The New York Times, March 26, 2010
3 ex-Siemens execs charged in corruption case
Associated Press, March 25, 2010
Marcos, 80, seeks comeback in Philippine elections
Associated Press, March 26, 2010
Lawyer accuses Sao Tome’s govt of corruption over oil
AFP, March 25, 2010
Commentary: Russia, International Economic Crime and the Rule of Law
The National Law Journal, March 26, 2010