Good work by Global Witness in asking a highly pertinent question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByszwLe1mD4&feature=youtu.be And good to see old friend Jason Sharman in action.

The Guardian has reported that: UK offshore tax havens at heart of US investigation into World Cup corruption British Virgin Islands, Caymans and Turks &
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The myth that there were just a few rotten apples in banking was shattered for good last week: fines exceeding $5 billion on major banks,
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It’s been widely reported that the above was said by one of the foreign exchange traders whose behaviour has led to the imposition of fines
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This story comes from this week’s Offshore Wrapper from the Tax Justice Network (which I recommend): And now for an everyday story about the power of financial
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This FT headline this morning is interesting:   The admission is, of course, that what I and the Tax Justice Network have been saying for
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It is, I think, widely agreed that it is a scandal that fewer prosecutions have resulted from the HSBC leaks than anyone could reasonably have
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I am at an ActionAid conference in the Danish Parliament this morning. Please don't think Borgen: we're talking tax, transparency and international development.   I
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This letter was in the Guardian this morning, and I warmly endorse its message: As investigative journalists, we believe in the critical role of the
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