Country: Switzerland

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Switzerland seen backing down on supporting tax haven USA

By Nick Shaxson ■ 7 October 2016 ■ 2 min READ
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The Bahamas tax haven – a (re-)emerging global menace?

By Nick Shaxson ■ 8 September 2016 ■ 4 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Why the Swiss case against whistleblower Elmer may hurt the bankers

By Nick Shaxson ■ 16 August 2016 ■ 4 min READ
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Finally, trade misinvoicing gets political

By Nick Shaxson ■ 2 August 2016 ■ 4 min READ
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The G20 and OECD tax haven blacklist proposals risk becoming another whitewash

By Markus Meinzer ■ 22 July 2016 ■ 5 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Some countries “lose” 2/3 of exports to misinvoicing

By Nick Shaxson ■ 18 July 2016 ■ 4 min READ
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Luxembourg backing down on supporting tax haven USA

By Nick Shaxson ■ 12 July 2016 ■ 2 min READ
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Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer: ‘they want to crucify me, as an example to other bankers’

By Nick Shaxson ■ 21 June 2016 ■ 3 min READ
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Switzerland is handing back looted money. How big a deal is this?

By Nick Shaxson ■ 15 June 2016 ■ 6 min READ
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Now Luxembourg, Switzerland are working to bolster Tax Haven USA

By Nick Shaxson ■ 9 June 2016 ■ 4 min READ ■ 3 comments
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Why is the CEO of IKEA Switzerland head of a UN panel on gender?

By Nick Shaxson ■ 18 March 2016 ■ 2 min READ
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Switzerland’s financial secrecy brought under the human rights spotlight 

By Nick Shaxson ■ 7 March 2016 ■ 3 min READ ■ 3 comments
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A Leak in Paradise – screening of this extraordinary documentary film about Swiss whistleblower Ruedi Elmer

By John Christensen ■ 25 February 2016 ■ < 1
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Tax haven USA: new Bloomberg story adds urgency to reform needs

By Nick Shaxson ■ 27 January 2016 ■ 2 min READ ■ 1 comments
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Europe must impose withholding taxes on payments, to target U.S. and other tax havens

By Nick Shaxson ■ 22 January 2016 ■ 3 min READ
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Review: new book on Capital Flight from Africa

By Nick Shaxson ■ 21 January 2016 ■ 2 min READ
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Still Broken: major new report on global corporate tax cheating

By Nick Shaxson ■ 10 November 2015 ■ 4 min READ ■ 2 comments
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Guest blog: sun, sea, sand, tourism and fantasy finance

By Nick Shaxson ■ 9 November 2015 ■ 5 min READ
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The 2015 Financial Secrecy Index in the global media

By John Christensen ■ 6 November 2015 ■ 7 min READ
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Christian Aid: new Swissleaks analysis shows harm to developing countries

By Nick Shaxson ■ 30 September 2015 ■ 4 min READ
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Switzerland: still the home of secret banking

By Nick Shaxson ■ 25 September 2015 ■ 2 min READ ■ 2 comments
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Guest blog: how Switzerland corrupted its courts to nail Rudolf Elmer

By Nick Shaxson ■ 1 July 2015 ■ 16 min READ ■ 3 comments