Financial Transparency Coalition

PARIS – The 2011 annual conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development will take place at the Cercle National des Armées in Paris, France from October 6-7.

Mark your calendar for the 2011 annual conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development! This year's conference will take place in Paris, France from October 6-7, 2011. Stay tuned for more information on the event through our website, on our Facebook page, and via our Twitter account.

Last month, the Secretary General of the OECD, Angel Gurría, came to Washington, and among his appointments was a public talk at the Center for Global Development (where he is a member of the board of directors). A former finance minister and foreign minister for Mexico, Sr. Gurría was every bit the politician and statesman – smiling, good projection and eye contact, very personable and very optimistic – hardly a negative word was mentioned about himself or the OECD. Secretary General Gurría began his talk with a brief summary of the world economy. He noted that the center of...