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 report by the Tax Justice Network. A brief explanation based on the work of tax expert Richard Murphy of why country-by-country (CbC) reporting could change the world.
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April 26th, 2009
A study on the implementation of the Summit of Americas‘ mandates The fight against corruption is of vital importance for “securing our citizens’ future by promoting human prosperity, energy security and environmental sustainability”, theme of the V Summit of the Americas. Corruption has been described as one of the greatest problems of our time, since it undermines political
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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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