Financial Transparency Coalition

GENEVA — Liechtenstein's reigning prince has angered German Jews by invoking the Holocaust to defend his country's banking secrecy laws, drawing sharp reactions Monday.

Bloomberg -- German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck lauded Liechtenstein’s cooperation on tax issues as an “important contribution,” a turnaround in relations between two governments that were locked in a dispute on tax evasion.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Bermuda has agreed to share tax information with Germany in another bid to distance itself from its tax haven status.

Peer Steinbrück is back on the verbal warpath. This week's target is a returning guest -- Britain. The alleged offense at 10 Downing Street: torpedoing efforts at EU financial reform to keep London bankers happy.