This blog is more than three years old now. There have been 3,437 posts (3.08 per day, to save you working it out) and 7,456
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The FT has noted: An economic war has broken out between Switzerland and the rest of the world after the crackdown on Swiss banking secrecy,
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BP shuts alternative energy HQ | Business | guardian.co.uk . BP has shut down its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation of its
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UBS to pay 3-5 bln Sfr to close US tax probe-paper | Deals | Regulatory News | Reuters . Switzerland’s UBS is to pay 3
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The FT has reported: In a 66-page report expected to be endorsed by heads of government at next week’s G8 summit in Italy, ministers agree
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A couple of weeks ago Bob Diamond of Barclays said: Our aim is clear – it’s to be the premier global investment bank over the
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I drafted the Tax Justice Network / Association for Accountancy and Business Affairs code of conduct for tax in 2007 ( summary here). It attracted
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An occasional commentator on this blog called Jim for Justice had a letter under the above title in the Manx herald. It said: The more
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Joseph Stiglitz. amongst others, has contributed to a series of economic recommendations to the G8 called the Shadow Gn. High on the list of recommendations:
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