August 27, 2014 Latest GFI Blogs Voices from Delaware Are Speaking Out Against Anonymous Company Ownership China’s Corrupt Economic Fugitives are Finding a Home in the U.S. Messi and the International Impunity System Join Us for Our Upcoming Conference on Illicit Financial Flows in Brazil Illicit Finance Journalism Programme Lauches …
Today’s News: Looking Forward: Poverty In 2015
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Looking Forward: Poverty In 2015 G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Communiqué Released OECD BEPS Report Confirms The International Tax System Is Failing Rich And Poor Nations The Importance Of Whistleblowers To Financial Transparency Egypt In Crisis: A Look At Corruption Figures For The …
Think Your Money is Safe in an Insured Bank Account? Think Again.
Think Your Money is Safe in an Insured Bank Account? Think Again. Posted on July 5, 2013 by Ellen Brown A trend to shift responsibility for bank losses onto blameless depositors lets banks gamble away your money. When Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem told reporters on March 13, 2013, that the Cyprus deposit confiscation scheme …
OECD Green Growth: Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development
OECD Green Growth Newsletter June 2013 Contents · Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development · Focus: Green Growth in Cities · Making Growth Green & Inclusive: The Case of Ethiopia · New Date: OECD’s 2013 GG-SD Forum · Call for papers: 2014 Green …
EU gives member states green light to introduce Financial Transaction Tax
EU gives member states green light to introduce Financial Transaction Tax EUROPE – European Union finance ministers have given 11 member states the green light to implement the controversial Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). The news comes a month after a majority of MEPs gave the same member states the go-ahead …
G20 told voters want banks to put something back into the global economy
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) 085/180612 ITUC OnLine G20 told voters want banks to put something back into the global economy. Global poll shows 63% support Financial Transactions Tax Strongest support found in France 88 %, Germany 82%, UK 76 %, USA 63% Los Cabos, Mexico, 18 June 2012 (ITUC …
An Institutional Flaw At The Heart Of The Federal Reserve
The Baseline Scenario An Institutional Flaw At The Heart Of The Federal Reserve Posted: 14 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT By Simon Johnson. This is a long blog post, about 2,800 words. On the ?PBS NewsHour? in late May, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated that the continued presence of Jamie …
New report reveals advantages of carbon tax above other taxes
We at Ethical Markets support fully these policy proposals, Hazel Henderson, Editor A groundbreaking report contributed to by Green Budget Europe will be published tomorrow, highlighting the advantages of carbon-energy tax and pricing measures in comparison to indirect and direct taxation for employment and GDP growth. The report shows that, Euro for …