Links Dec 10

International Tax Compact Newsletter December 2013
Features TJN's 2013 Financial Secrecy Index

Will FATCA Ever Go Into Effect? Tax Analysts Blog
See also: OECD seeks inspiration from FATCA model swissinfo

Swiss banks agree to U.S. tax deal, more expected to follow Reuters
See also: Switzerland: US tax deal could prove deadly for small banks swissinfo

Mystery figure behind Azerbaijan’s state oil company revealed Global Witness
Findings pose a challenge for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Obscure ownership of partner companies makes it unclear as to who is benefitting from some of Azerbaijan’s oil deals.

African governments urged to fight against illicit financial flows Ghana Business News

Diamond traders hide money in tax haven Flanders News

British Virgin Islands news: BVI fund sues HSBC subsidiary in Ireland to recover Madoff losses Financial Secrecy Media Monitor

India, Finland to discuss Nokia tax case next week The Hindu

Tax avoidance: beware of ideology masquerading as law David Quentin's tax & law blog

Press release: Untaxed, Unregulated, Unpunished: Multinationals Making Multi-Billion Dollar Profits at the Expense of Human Rights Facing Finance
See also recent blog Tax abuses and human rights: making the links

Italian tax evasion rates 'incompatible with democracy' ANSA

To view ‘Forbes’ ranking as good news is to confuse the market with society The Irish Times

Another Batch of Wall Street Villains Freed on Technicality Taibblog / Rolling Stone