Larry Elliott has a good article under the title “The new scramble for Africa must have the courage to curb corruption” this morning. It does,
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More moves to force companies to say where they are – which is in tax havens
The Financial Mail is continuing its campaign on tax haven activity by major companies: Hundreds of secret tax haven subsidiaries belonging to major companies have
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George Osborne backs country-by-country reporting for the extractive industries
Good news from the Observer today: Britain is throwing its weight behind European efforts to force oil andmining companies to publish details of every penny
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Barclays – paying tax, but where?
It is I think quite fair to say that a great many people who callled me yesterday afternoon were stunned by the news that Barclays
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The Independent on Treasure Islands
The economics editor of the Independent has written a review of Nick Shaxson’s book, Treasure Islands. To be candid, it’s easily the most cynical to
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Campaigners Urge Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to Strengthen Global Finance
As governments around the world freeze the assets of former dictators, campaigners and governments from the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development (Task
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Thank you Bono – now push this to its logical conclusion
We’re pleased that Bono, in an open letter to President Sarkozy published in Le Monde 27 Jan, calls out for transparency of tax reporting from
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Tackling the banks policy of “divide and conquer”
There’s a very good article in the FT this morning, by Francesco Guerrera, its finance editor. In it he says (and I’m quoting at length
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The EU consultation on country-by-country reporting: first reactions
Mar??a Jos?© Romero is a policy and advocacy advisor at the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad). She has written the following blog on
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