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UNGASS 2021: COMMIT TO TRANSPARENCY IN COMPANY OWNERSHIP FOR THE COMMON GOOD

The UN General Assembly’s decision to hold a Special Session against Corruption in 2021 created a historic opportunity for the international community to address the global crisis of corruption. The undersigned groups and individuals are united in...

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In Historic Win for Beneficial Ownership Transparency the Senate Passes the Corporate Transparency Act

As Part of the National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate Has Passed the Corporate Transparency Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a veto-proof majority of 84 to 13, the U.S. Senate passed historic legislation to end the incorporation...

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Now Onto Final Senate Vote, House Passes Historic Bill to End Anonymous Companies by Veto-Proof Margin

As Part of the National Defense Authorization Act, Senate Expected to Send Corporate Transparency Act to President’s Desk Later This Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a veto-proof majority of 335 to 78, the U.S. House of Representatives...

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U.S. Congress Close to Ending Anonymous Companies Abused by Criminals and Corrupt Actors

House and Senate Both Expected to Vote on Final Passage of the Corporate Transparency Act as Part of the National Defense Authorization Act this Month WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of...

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The Seventh Annual Amartya Sen Essay Prize

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Global Financial Integrity (GFI), Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP) and Yale’s GJP announce the winners of the Seventh (2020) Amartya Sen Essay Prize. They are; Erhieyovw O’Kenny for the paper “A Stroke of the Keyboard and Click...

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24 International Organizations Call for Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Authoritarian Regimes Seeking to Exploit Coronavirus Pandemic

Dear Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Mnuchin, As governments undertake extraordinary measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and sustain their economies, serious human rights and corruption concerns have surfaced around the world. The Global Magnitsky sanctions program, as...

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GFI Letter of Support – Corporate Transparency Act/COUNTER Act (H.Amdt.1 to H.R. 6395)

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515   The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515   RE: Corporate Transparency Act / COUNTER Act (H.Amdt.1 to H.R....

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102 Groups Tell Congress: Support Public Country-by-Country Reporting

A coalition of more than 100 nonprofit groups representing progressive, labor, civil rights, anti-corruption and environmental interests call on Reps. Waters and McHenry to consider country-by-country reporting the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act (H.R. 5933)....

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