April 26th, 2009
A March, 2009 report from Christian Aid. Paying as little tax as possible, regardless of the social consequences, has for many become an acceptable way of doing business. This paper considers how financial systems allow practices such as ’trade mispricing’ to continue.
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April 26th, 2009
A March 2009 Report by Global Witness Global Witness’ new report Undue Diligence names some of the major banks who have done business with corrupt regimes. By accepting these customers, banks are assisting those who are using state assets to enrich themselves or brutalise their own people. This corruption denies the world’s poorest people the
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April 26th, 2009
by Gillian Dell, Fritz Heimann (gdell@transparency.org) Published by Transparency International Transparency International (TI) Progress Report tracks the enforcement status of OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (also known as OECD Anti-Bribery Convention) in signatory countries. This year saw the 4th report, documenting the advances and obstacles in convention
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April 26th, 2009
A November 2008 report from Christian Aid. This report looks at how poor countries have suffered from the same combination of secrecy and lax regulation that triggered the current international crisis.
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