How to make mulitnationals pay taxes honestly Deccan Herald
Lifting the veil of secrecy: Perspectives on international taxation and capital flight from Africa CMI
Angolan Tycoon’s Frozen Funds Highlight KPMG’s Role In Offshore Secrecy ICIJ
‘Kings of Steel’ pinballed by new Panama and Paradise Papers probe ICIJ
EU’s Justice Head Will Travel to Malta To Examine Corruption OCCRP
See also: Malta under ‘unprecedented’ Europe monitoring in journalist murder probe Reuters
Azerbaijani links to suspect Malta bank highlight need for financial transparency Transparency International
Azeri ruling families linked to secret investments via Maltese bank The Guardian
‘President’s children among alleged beneficiaries of multimillion-pound global investments by networks of companies’
Pilatus Bank used by Azeri elites to move millions into Europe Times of Malta
‘Over 50 companies used to move money around Europe’
The Odesa Mafia’s Secret Flats in London OCCRP
Tax revolution in Sierra Leone: Banks aid revenue authority to recover tax debts Open Tax Initiative
Tax Avoidance and the Irish Balance of Payments Council on Foreign Relations
‘At this point, profit shifting by multinational corporations doesn’t distort Ireland’s balance of payments; it constitutes Ireland’s balance of payments.’
From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon The Guardian
See also: Amazon gets tax breaks while its employees rely on food stamps, new data shows The Intercept
Netherlands: Officials express doubts on dividend tax abolition in secret memos NL Times
Is Netherlands Becoming the New ‘Mauritius Route’ for FDI Flows Into India? The Wire
Will new legislation turn Kenya into a tax haven? Institute for Security Studies
In Vietnam’s special economic zones, transparency should eclipse tax wavers: legislator VN Express
Do Taxpayers Know They Are Handing Out Billions to Corporations? The New York Times
European Commission – Press release: Whistleblower protection:: Commission sets new, EU-wide rules
See also: Victory for the protection of whistleblowers Sven Giegold, and New EU proposal for whistleblower protection is a bold step in the right direction Transparency International EU
Swiss Banks Get Best Lawyers in Petrobras Probe, Prosecutor Says Bloomberg
‘Over $1 billion seized at banks in Switzerland to date’Officials express doubts on dividend tax abolition in secret memos
Corporate Secrecy Fuels Human Trafficking in United States Polaris
Britain, headquarters of fraud The Guardian
‘The UK is at the centre of global corruption: shell companies that launder dirty money can be set up with ease. But when a whistleblower showed just how easy it is, he faced the full force of the law’
4,000 toddlers are listed as UK business owners Quartz
‘It is surprisingly easy to fraudulently create a company in someone else’s name and go undetected by UK authorities’
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