Hopes for G8 Trade and Tax Deals Dented
Hopes of a deal to boost the world economy at next week's Group of Eight summit were in the balance on Thursday night, as France and Canada resisted a last-minute push for an ambitious trade and tax...
View ArticleBermuda says committed to transparency convention
LONDON (Reuters) - Bermuda has agreed to back an international financial transparency treaty that is aimed at stamping out tax evasion, the British government said on Thursday, boosting Prime Minister...
View ArticleNo quick fix for corporate tax take as pressure to act builds
Europe’s leaders are talking tough about making companies pay more tax but they are expected to take only baby steps for fear of alienating big business during an economic slump. Schemes used by...
View ArticleDavid Cameron may be forced to water down key G8 aim over public disclosure...
David Cameron may be forced to water down his key aim at next week’s G8 summit of world leaders - to open up the “secret” companies used to hide money laundering, tax evasion, corruption and terrorist...
View ArticleDoubts on G8 tax transparency deal
But it remained uncertain whether the Prime Minister would succeed in getting it and other UK overseas territories formally signed up ahead of the gathering of global leaders in Northern Ireland on...
View ArticleCall to close €1 trillion loophole and stop corporations playing tax system...
(Source: University of Essex) A call for major reform of the international tax system will be made by Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School when he speaks at the 2013 G8 Pre-summit...
View ArticleG8 to say risks to economy lower, reforms needed - draft
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations are likely to say next week that they are not content with progress so far in fixing their economies after the financial crisis....
View ArticleG8 summit must shed light on dark corners of world economy (Transparency...
(Source: Transparency International) Berlin- The Group of 8 rich countries must commit to concrete action to make the global financial system more transparent, anti-corruption group Transparency...
View ArticleAnalysis - No quick fix for corporate tax take as pressure to act builds
By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's leaders are talking tough about making companies pay more tax but they are expected to take only baby steps for fear of alienating...
View ArticleG8 to say risks to economy lower, reforms needed: draft
LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations are likely to say next week that they are not content with progress so far in fixing their economies after the financial crisis. A draft copy...
View ArticleBritain's treasure islands make G8 tax test for Cameron
* UK seeks tougher rules on beneficial ownership at G8 * Tax campaigners say UK needs to do more on tax havens * British tax havens are world leaders, activists say * Tax at G8 could test Cameron's...
View ArticleG8 to talk trade, tax and transparency next week
Advancing trade, ensuring tax compliance and promoting greater transparency will top the agenda when Britain hosts a two-day Group of Eight (G8) summit in Northern Ireland next week. During the June...
View ArticleBermuda premier says UK territories won't sign tax deal before G8
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's overseas territories will not sign up to an international convention aimed at tackling tax evasion ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland next week, the premier of...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Bermuda says won't agree UK Territories tax deal before G8
* Bermuda PM says not read to sign convention * Tax campaigner says Britain must take tougher line By Tom Bergin LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Bermuda's premier is not ready to sign an international...
View ArticleBermuda says won't agree UK Territories tax deal before G8
LONDON (Reuters) - Bermuda's premier is not ready to sign an international transparency convention that he said Britain's prime minister had planned to achieve ahead of the G8 summit in Northern...
View ArticleAnalysis: No quick fix for corporate tax take as pressure to act builds
By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's leaders are talking tough about making companies pay more tax but they are expected to take only baby steps for fear of alienating...
View ArticleBermuda refuses to sign up to Cameron's tax evasion deal
David Cameron's G8 agenda to close down cross-border tax evasion dealt blow by Bermuda prime minister Craig Cannonier David Cameron knows he needs to be seen to be bringing his own 'tax havens' in...
View ArticleBermuda refuses to sign up Cameron's tax evasion deal
David Cameron's G8 agenda to close down cross-border tax evasion dealt blow by Bermuda prime minister Craig Cannonier David Cameron knows he needs to be seen to be bringing his own 'tax havens' in...
View ArticleG8: David Cameron faces 11th-hour battle over objectives
Uphill struggle for prime minister over tax havens, EU-US trade talks and Syrian peace conference David Cameron and Stephen Harper after a visit by the Canadian prime minister to both houses of...
View ArticleTUC sets out tax tests for the PM at G8 summit (TUC - Trades Union Congress)
(Source: TUC - Trades Union Congress) date: 12 June 2013 embargo: 00:01hrs Friday 14 June 2013 The TUC welcomes the Prime Minister's intention to tackle multinational tax avoidance and evasion at the...
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