Ngozi Ikonjo-Iweala is MD of the World Bank. She’s spoken here and is saying that the importance of the issue we’re talking about — illicit
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Stephanie Blankenburg of SOAS, London is peaking at the World Bank on issues relating to governance and illicit financial flows. She has said: There is
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The Observer reports: Britain could be forced to bail out one or more of its offshore tax havens at huge cost, according to early drafts
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FT.com / Companies / Financial Services – SEC staff failed over Madoff. The US Securities and Exchange Commission missed many chances to exposeBernard Madoff’s giant
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FT.com / Companies / Pharmaceuticals – Pfizer agrees to plead guilty in painkiller case. Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical group, on Wednesday agreed to plead
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I wrote yesterday about an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that supported Swiss bank secrecy and encouraged tax competition. In my critique I said:
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The USA has now charged four foreign nationals, three from Switzerland and one Liechtenstein with crimes related to tax evasion in the USA Mario Staggl,
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UBS to Meet Canadian Tax Agency to Discuss Accounts, Globe Says – Bloomberg.com. Swiss banking is falling apart. Good news. Now let the international roll
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I’ve posted the indictments against two Swiss bankers, issued yesterday in the USA. Note (para 13) they’re charged with fraud, not tax offences. Why? Note
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