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Disney, Koch used secret tax deals routed through Luxembourg, report says
2014-12-11 06:08:35| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Walt Disney, giant conglomerate Koch Industries and other companies channeled hundreds of millions of dollars in profits through units based in Luxembourg in secret deals designed to avoid paying U.S. taxes, according to a new report. The International Coalition of Investigative Journalists said in its report late Monday that the maneuvers were found among a trove of leaked documents highlighting Luxembourg's role as a center of tax-avoidance deals for global corporations.
Global Comps' Secret Tax Deals Robbing Every Citizen, Why CEOs Don't Worry Much About Elections
2014-11-06 21:24:00| Air Courier - Topix.net
While most progressive activists and politically obsessed people were dissecting the elections endlessly yesterday , some pretty damn interesting stuff dropped courtesy of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Bottom line: we're being robbed every day and the price tag is huge.
Secret trade deals attack global health and environment
2013-11-26 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: The US is busy negotiating two sprawling new trade deals, with the European Union and 11 Pacific Rim nations, and progressives are up in arms. Ben Whitford asks: Just how bad are the deals? The trade deals allow companies to undermine or sidestep virtually any local restrictions that are tougher than the laxest rules. It's impossible to say for sure: the talks have been shrouded in secrecy, and while hundreds of corporate bigwigs have been included in the negotiating process, potential critics...
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Secret deals plundering Africa
2013-05-10 12:52:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Africa loses twice as much money through tax avoidance, secret mining deals and financial transfers as it gets from donors, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan warns.
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