Call for abstracts for African #TaxJustice researchers Global Alliance for Tax Justice
UK: Fair Tax Fortnight Fair Tax Mark
Fair Tax Fortnight (9–24 June) is a UK-wide celebration of the companies and organisations that are proud to pay their fair share of corporation tax, and an exploration of the positive contribution this makes to society. Check the link for events and other information.
Oligarchs hide billions in shell companies. Here’s how we stop them The Guardian
Spanish judge prevents Swiss bank leaker Falciani from leaving country Reuters
Catch Me If You Can: Exxon complicit in corrupt Liberian oil sector Global Witness
Ukrainian Businessmen Linked to Russian “Front Man” for Equatorial Guinea’s Ruling Obiang Family OCCRP
Tanzania: Chinese Firms Pinned Over Tax Evasion allAfrica / Tanzania Daily News
Zambia to Conduct Tax Audit of Mining Companies for Past 6 Years Bloomberg
See also: Zambia slaps miner First Quantum with $8 billion tax bill Reuters
EU’s Main Lender Still Tied to Tax Havens, Watchdog Warns Bloomberg BNA
See also: EIB needs to commit to responsible taxation policy, NGO coalition says EURActiv
Europe is losing the fight against dirty money Politico
‘Outgoing Europol boss says he’s seen big improvement in EU security, but there is much more to do.’
Tunisians take to the streets over IMF-imposed austerity Bretton Woods Project
The Panama Papers revisited: yogurt, bananas, small moustaches and fonts ICIJ
‘Here are 11 unexpected insights’
My law degree wasn’t meant for money laundering. But boy, it would make it easy. The Washington Post
The unsolved mystery of who owns Sherlock Holmes’s original £130 million home Quartz
‘Valued at more than £130 million ($183 million), the property spanning 215 to 237 Baker Street is held via a web of secretive offshore corporations which hide its owner’s identity. It is notorious among anti-corruption activists … ‘
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