Financial Transparency Coalition

GFI and Task Force Director Raymond Baker speaks in Norway in an event sponsored by Publish What You Pay. He speaks about how the global shadow financial system creates tremendous human tragedy through $1.2 trillion per year of illicit financial flows, and how extractive industries transparency can help fix the system.

OSLO, Norway – Global Financial Integrity Director Raymond Baker delivered remarks today on the importance of transparency in the extractive industries at the “Global Investors for Financial Transparency” meeting in Oslo, Norway. Mr. Baker focused on the importance of country-by-country reporting requirements for oil, gas, and mining companies. Attendees included high-level Norwegian and EU elected officials, regulators, investors, and representatives of the Oslo Stock Exchange.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) Director Raymond Baker will deliver remarks Tuesday, May 3rd as part of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 2011 Danida Days development conference followed by an appearance the same day before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament.

Raymond Baker, director of Task Force member Global Financial Integrity, appeared on two separate TV channels/shows on Friday: CBS (CBS Evening News) and Bloomberg (InBusiness). Watch Mr. Baker discuss the assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on Friday's CBS Evening News: