Establishment of the Network of Tax Organizations – NTO CIAT
The NTO is a network of regional and international organizations of revenue administrations created to provide a forum for cooperation and coordination between member organizations to strengthen tax administrations through peer learning and the sharing of experiences as well as through the provision of services, products and information.
Dubai Leaks: Confidential property records suggest Emirate is world’s ‘Costa del Crime’ Finance Uncovered & OCCRP
Fake Direct Investment – How tax havens turn economic statistics into nonsense Quartz
European Commissioner for Justice Calls for More Press Freedom in EU, Less Graft in Malta OCCRP
Swiss authorities propose major money-laundering law reforms ICIJ
UK government endorses strong anti-corruption rules for oil and mining firms Global Witness
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis: Ireland a tax haven ‘free-riding’ on Europe The Irish Times
Israel Seeks ‘Uniform’ Law to Fight Money Laundering, Tax Evasion Bloomberg BNA
Glencore Tests U.S. Sanctions Resolve With Gertler Payments Bloomberg
See also: Glencore must not pay millions to sanctioned individual Global Witness
Danske Bank urged to speed up reforms as public confidence drops Reuters
‘Major flaws in Danske Bank’s money laundering controls in Estonia made it possible foits branch there to be used for criminal activity’
FIFA Fallout As Hundred Football Officials Filmed Taking Gifts OCCRP
Three ex-presidents of Peru in Odebrecht payoffs probe Business Standard
Ronaldo to settle tax evasion case in Spain economia
‘Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to pay between €18m and €20m (£17.6m) in a tax evasion settlement with the Spanish authorities’
It’s Billionaires at the Gate as Ultra-Rich Muscle In on Private Equity Bloomberg
‘In an era of hyper-affluence, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse cater to a super-exclusive class.’
The trouble with charitable billionaires The Guardian
‘ …inequality is growing, and both corporations and the wealthy find ways to avoid the taxes that the rest of us pay. In the name of generosity, we find a new form of corporate rule, refashioning another dimension of human endeavour in its own interests.’
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