Mark Bou Mansour

Head of Communications

Short bio

Mark Bou Mansour leads the Tax Justice Network’s communications and campaigns. He previously worked as Communications Manager at the Family and Childcare Trust and at iguacu. Mark holds a Masters in Social and Political Studies from the University of Sussex.

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Privacy-Washing & Beneficial Ownership Transparency

By Andres Knobel
26 March 2024
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UN agrees plan for wealth tax law blueprint
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 March 2024
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Press advisory: OECD members may seek to block progress today on wealth tax at UN
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 20 March 2024
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EU rejigging tax abuse antidote to gift corporations permanent tax cut
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 2 February 2024
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Proposal for ‘Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation’ (BEFIT): A wrong turn in the right direction

By Bob Michel, Alison Schultz, Lucas Millán
2 February 2024
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Formulary apportionment in BEFIT: A path to fair corporate taxation

By Alison Schultz, Miroslav Palansky
31 January 2024
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OECD tax reforms risk violating human rights law, UN experts warn in special intervention
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 11 January 2024
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Why beneficial ownership frameworks aren’t working – and what to do about it

By Andres Knobel
20 December 2023
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Tax havens cost countries as much as climate losses and damages
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 December 2023
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“No” voters on UN tax reform enable 75% of global tax abuse
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 November 2023
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UN adopts plans for historic tax reform
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 November 2023
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Media advisory: Analysis and links on today’s UN tax vote
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 November 2023
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World to vote next week on strongest option for historic global tax shakeup
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 16 November 2023
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Final text for UN vote expected today as opposition shrinks
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 16 November 2023
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Cyprus Confidential shows dangers of EU forgetting lessons of past leaks, says Tax Justice Network
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 14 November 2023
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Names of companies behind $870bn tax abuses kept from public by global tax body
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 10 November 2023
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Tracing the history of the tax justice: an independent assessment of 20 years of the Tax Justice Network 2003-2023

By 24 October 2023
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Draft resolution brings world one step closer to UN tax convention
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 18 October 2023
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EU rift on UN tax convention talks emerges as finance ministers defy EU Parliament with spoiling stance
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 4 October 2023
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“Consensus” emerges at UN ahead of historic vote on tax – but major countries notably silent
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 21 September 2023
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CORRECTION: Countries are losing 1.7% more to tax havens than we reported
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 August 2023
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UN Secretary-General sets out highly anticipated UN tax convention plans, rebukes OECD’s “limited effectiveness”
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 9 August 2023
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The State of Tax Justice 2023

By 25 July 2023
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Si la convention fiscale de l’ONU n’est pas adoptée, le monde perdra 4.7 mille milliards de dollars au profit des paradis fiscaux au cours de la prochaine décennie, avertissent les pays
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 July 2023
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El mundo perderá 4,7 billones de dólares en paraísos fiscales en la próxima década si no se adopta la convención fiscal de la ONU, advierten los países
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 July 2023
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World to lose $4.8 trillion to tax havens over next decade unless UN tax convention adopted, countries warned
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 July 2023
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Top economists condemn IMF arm-twisting countries to adopt harmful OECD tax deal
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 11 July 2023
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OECD breaks silence on lobbying – Tax Justice Network response
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 9 July 2023
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FT confirms OECD lobbied against Australian tax transparency
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 8 July 2023
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Tax reform watchdog urges countries to reject “harmful” OECD deal
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 6 July 2023
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Global tax rulemaker under fire after Australia pressured to delay global tax transparency breakthrough
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 June 2023
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Delivering climate justice using the principles of tax justice

By Franziska Mager, Sergio Chaparro-Hernandez
22 June 2023
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European Parliament backs a UN tax convention
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 16 June 2023
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Nicholas Shaxson to lead new anti-monopoly organisation
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 19 May 2023
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The EU DEBRA proposal: An undesirable ACE up the EU Commission’s sleeve

By Bob Michel, Lucas Millán
11 May 2023
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King Charles urged to address British tax havens in public letter
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 30 April 2023
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Petition to Biden and G20 to tax billionaires passes half a million signatures
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 19 April 2023
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Tax Justice Network hails a major breakthrough in corporate tax transparency
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 6 April 2023
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The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in Africa 2022

By Rachel Etter-Phoya, Idriss Linge, Francis Kairu, Florencia Lorenzo, Eva Danzi
13 March 2023
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The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in Latin America 2022

By Florencia Lorenzo, Andres Knobel, Adrian Falco, Maria Eugenia Marano
13 March 2023
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One year on, Russian oligarchs can more easily evade EU sanctions thanks to EU court ruling
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 24 February 2023
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Luxembourg’s intimidation of whistleblower ruled a human right violation
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 16 February 2023
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Davos: Colombia announces Latin America’s first global tax summit as countries gear up for UN tax negotiations
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 17 January 2023
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The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in 2022

By Andres Knobel, Florencia Lorenzo
15 December 2022
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UN adopts historic decision to take on new tax leadership
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 November 2022
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EU court returns EU to dark ages of dirty money
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 November 2022
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⚫ Live blog: UN vote on new tax leadership role

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 November 2022 ■ 17 min READ
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Countries set to vote no confidence in world’s tax rule maker despite last ditch OECD pushback
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 November 2022
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Los gobiernos pueden recuperar miles de millones de los paraísos fiscales publicando datos de transparencia tributaria hoy retenidos
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 November 2022
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Les gouvernements peuvent recouvrer des milliards de dollars auprès des paradis fiscaux en publiant les données de transparence retenues
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 November 2022
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Governments can recover billions from tax havens by publishing withheld transparency data
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 November 2022
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State of Tax Justice 2022

By 15 November 2022
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Australia’s new transparency law is “tax havens’ kryptonite”
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 October 2022
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UN tax convention proposed at General Assembly
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 14 October 2022
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UN Secretary General signals support for UN tax convention
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 27 September 2022
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Tax Justice Network elects new board
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 21 July 2022
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Taxation, illicit financial flows and human rights – Submission to UN Expert

By Liz Nelson
29 June 2022
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UK network remains biggest financial secrecy supplier despite reining in
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 22 May 2022
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G7 countries cost the world $115 billion in lost tax – African finance ministers call for a UN tax convention
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 20 May 2022
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Proposed Amendments to the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Package

By Andres Knobel
21 March 2022
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World’s first UN Tax Convention draft is antidote to sanctions-busting financial secrecy, campaigners announce
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 10 March 2022
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10 measures to expose sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ hidden assets
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 3 March 2022
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Briefing: 10 measures to expose sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ hidden assets

By 3 March 2022
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Governments left in dust as businesses opt for more transparency under new Fair Tax Mark global accreditation
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 November 2021
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Losses to OECD tax havens could vaccinate global population three times over, study reveals

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 16 November 2021 ■ 11 min READ ■ 1 comments
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The State of Tax Justice 2021

By 16 November 2021
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G77 takes the initiative as G20 papers over the cracks of weak OECD tax deal
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 31 October 2021
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OECD tax deal fails to deliver
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 8 October 2021
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Pandora Papers: “Global tax system an ATM for rich and powerful”
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 3 October 2021
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New AI technology can empower the fight against criminals and terrorists by tracking their illicit money flows
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 August 2021
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US Act clears fog of corporate secrecy, puts pressure on EU
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 17 June 2021
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G7 take big step to recover tax but just for themselves
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 5 June 2021
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WEF latest to join tax justice consensus – points to OECD alternative for global tax rate
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 2 June 2021
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EU shot at tax transparency rattles multinationals’ woodwork but fails to score
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 1 June 2021
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Live blog: Global minimum tax rate at G7

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 1 June 2021 ■ 13 min READ
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IMF joins consensus for tax justice agenda – but is silent on poorer countries
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 May 2021
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‘100-year-old global tax system no match for 21st century corporate raiders’: Tax Justice Network responds to EU court decision on Amazon
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 12 May 2021
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Biden tax plan can recover $640bn but OECD proposal would shrink gains and reward worst perpetrators
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 April 2021
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“Nailed the lie”: Tax Justice Network responds to G20 commitment to global minimum corporate tax rate
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 7 April 2021
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Le classement des paradis fiscaux montre que les pays qui fixent les règles fiscales mondiales sont ceux qui aident le plus les entreprises à les contourner
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 9 March 2021
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La clasificación de paraísos fiscales muestra que los países que establecen las normas fiscales mundiales hacen lo posible para ayudar a las empresas a ignoralas
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 9 March 2021
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Tax haven ranking shows countries setting global tax rules do most to help firms bend them
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 9 March 2021
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Chile – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson
1 March 2021
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Heads of state launch historic UN plan to stamp out global tax abuse
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 25 February 2021
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OpenLux exposes governments’ “severe shortcomings” on transparency data
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 8 February 2021
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Nobel Peace Prize nomination for global tax justice movement announced
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 2 February 2021
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Vulnerability and exposure to illicit financial flows risk in Latin America

By Alex Cobham, Javier Garcia-Bernardo, Moran Harari, Alice Lépissier, Shanna Lima, Markus Meinzer, Lidana Montoya Fernández, Luis Moreno
28 January 2021
A tired nurse sits on the floor of a hallway
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$427bn lost to tax havens every year: landmark study reveals countries’ losses and worst offenders

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 20 November 2020 ■ 16 min READ ■ 3 comments
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The State of Tax Justice 2020

By Alex Cobham, Javier Garcia-Bernardo, Miroslav Palansky, Mark Bou Mansour
20 November 2020
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Beneficial ownership transparency for companies listed on the stock exchange

By Andres Knobel
11 November 2020
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Brazil – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson, Luke Holland
9 November 2020
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“Our tax systems are programmed to fail”: Tax Justice Network comment on FACTI report on global tax abuse
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 24 September 2020
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Scotland joins wave of countries blocking tax haven-tied corporations from receiving Covid-19 bailouts; Tax Justice Network responds
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 21 May 2020
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Bail, or bailout? Tax experts publish 5-step test for Covid19 business bailouts
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 April 2020
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Slander and failed advertising campaigns: how tax haven officials responded to the Financial Secrecy Index 2020

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 5 March 2020 ■ 11 min READ
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The Financial Secrecy Index reached a record-breaking number of people this year

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 4 March 2020 ■ 3 min READ
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Making our conference virtual saved a year’s worth of 60 households’ energy emissions

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 18 December 2019 ■ 5 min READ
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Businesses, campaigners back global tax standard to tackle $500bn corporate tax abuse epidemic
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 5 December 2019
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Unitary tax explained: infographic

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 21 November 2019 ■ < 1 ■ 3 comments
A row of closed garage doors
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Freeports: PM Johnson’s “free self storage” for the rich and powerful

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 10 September 2019 ■ 5 min READ ■ 2 comments
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‘How to tackle tax abuse’ course – Register now

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 19 August 2019 ■ < 1
Woman stands facing financial district skyscrapers
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Tax justice goes mainstream: successes in 2018

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 26 July 2019 ■ < 1
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Mauritius Leaks: Global tax system is corroded beyond use – Tax Justice Network response
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 July 2019
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The Anderson-Lucas-Norman award 2019 awarded to Ms Eva Joly

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 2 July 2019 ■ 2 min READ
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Response to Crown Dependencies’ beneficial ownership plans: “The opposite of leadership”
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 19 June 2019
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New ranking reveals corporate tax havens behind breakdown of global corporate tax system; toll of UK’s tax war exposed
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 28 May 2019
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BAT shifts nearly $1bn out of developing countries into one UK office
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 30 April 2019
Panel of speakers at the OECD
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Addressing the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy: our submission to OECD consultation

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 15 March 2019 ■ 17 min READ
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IMF support for radical overhaul of international tax rules welcomed by Tax Justice Network
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 10 March 2019
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One in nine US multinationals fail to comply with tax transparency law
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 6 February 2019
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Ineffective tax incentives on profits heavily used by African nations compared to European nations, study finds
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 3 January 2019
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Landmark moments for tax justice from 2018 worth celebrating

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 21 December 2018 ■ 8 min READ
A ship docked in front of a snow capped mountain
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GRI invites feedback on its first global tax transparency standard

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 13 December 2018 ■ 4 min READ
The Spider's Web - 1 million views - graphic
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The Spider’s Web documentary viewed over one million times on YouTube

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 30 November 2018 ■ 2 min READ
City of London skyline
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How City of London finance is making us poorer – infographic

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 5 October 2018 ■ < 1 ■ 8 comments
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City of London costs UK £4.5tn in lost economic growth
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 5 October 2018
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The Bilateral Financial Secrecy Index

By Andres Knobel, Markus Meinzer, Miroslav Palansky
28 September 2018
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Tax Justice Network responds to UK Shadow Chancellor’s Fair Tax Mark announcement
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 24 September 2018
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EU tax haven blacklist blocks just 1% of financial secrecy services threatening EU economies
By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 23 September 2018
Close up of a stack of Amazon UK packages
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Why is Amazon still paying little tax in the UK?

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 10 August 2018 ■ 7 min READ ■ 3 comments
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United Kingdom – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson, Kathleen Lahey, Andres Knobel, Moran Harari
23 July 2018
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New Zealand – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Kathleen Lahey, Andres Knobel, Moran Harari, Liz Nelson
2 July 2018
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Luxembourg – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson, Kathleen Lahey
2 July 2018
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Liechtenstein – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Kathleen Lahey, Liz Nelson, Moran Harari, Markus Meinzer
2 July 2018
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Cyprus – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson, Moran Harari, Kathleen Lahey
2 July 2018
New York Times square at night, brightly lit and busy.
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A watershed year for tax justice and the road ahead

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 27 June 2018 ■ 5 min READ
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Tax Justice Network’s Annual Conference 2018: livestream and schedule

By Mark Bou Mansour ■ 13 June 2018 ■ 4 min READ
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Switzerland – Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

By Liz Nelson
24 October 2016