Free trade zones (FTZs) across Latin America and the Caribbean are vulnerable to illicit trade, according to a detailed and comprehensive new OECD report, Free trade zones and illicit gold flows in Latin America and the Caribbean. It focuses on… Read More ›

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Implications for financial institutions and IFFs as UN votes to assume responsibility for global tax rulemaking from OECD
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted a resolution that mandates the UN to assume responsibility for rulemaking on global tax. For sixty years the lead role for global tax rulemaking has been taken by the OECD, and the… Read More ›
Financial sanctions imposed on six UAE banks for non-compliance
Six banks operating in the UAE have been fined for failing to comply with the OECD’s Multilateral Administrative Agreement for Automatic Exchange of Information and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) according to a Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) statement. The… Read More ›
Reintroduce international banks in the oil and gas commodity trade to reduce illicit financial flows says OECD report
Reintroducing large commercial banks into the oil and gas commodity trade could be a way to reduce the volume of illicit financial flows (IFFs) out of resource-rich developing countries according to a new report published by the Organisation for Economic… Read More ›
UK central to US$483 billion annual losses due to tax abuse by multinational companies and wealthy individuals
Tax abuse by multinationals and ultra-wealthy individuals causes annual tax losses of US$483 billion worldwide according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Public Services International and the Tax Justice Network. The largest share of tax… Read More ›
GlobE Network for worldwide anti-corruption information exchange launches today
Today marks the launch of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network), a major international operational network for information exchange between anti-corruption law enforcement authorities. The initiative was developed in partnership with the G20 countries and… Read More ›
US, UK, Switzerland and Israel poorest enforcers of laws against foreign bribery says Transparency International
Transparency International (TI) has published a new report which shows how some of the world’s richest countries fail to enforce laws against foreign bribery. Exporting Corruption examines 47 leading global exporting countries of which 43 are signatories of the Organisation… Read More ›
Tax abuse by multinationals and private actors costs countries US$427 billion a year
Countries are losing a total of over US$427 billion in revenue each year due to tax abuse by multinational corporations and private actors according to the first ever State of Tax Justice report. Published jointly by the Tax Justice Network,… Read More ›