A complex dividend trade ‘cheats’ European tax payers out of millions.
Corporate Watch
City banks ‘cheat’ Europe in €600m tax avoidance trading scheme
December 23rd, 2011 by Nick Mathiason | 10 Comments
Published in All Stories, Carousel, Corporate Watch
Revealed: Loopholes in Swiss tax deal mean £7bn windfall could be lost
October 24th, 2011 by Nick Mathiason
Published in All Stories, Carousel, Corporate Watch
New UK – Swiss tax agreement could cost UK money piling pressure on HMRC boss, Hartnett.
Bell Pottinger acted for controversial Yemen organisation
September 1st, 2011 by Melanie Newman
Published in All Stories, Carousel, Corporate Watch, Lobbying's Hidden Influence
Lord Bell’s London PR firm worked for Yemen organisation for more than two months.
Concerns raised over oil shipments to Libya
August 26th, 2011 by Caelainn Barr | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Top Stories
Tanker carrying oil to Libya believed to be ‘for military purposes’ turned back by NATO troops.
Analysis: Bankers’ pay in stratosphere as Osborne unveils reform plans
June 15th, 2011 by Nick Mathiason | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Views from the Bureau
European and US Bank executives awarded pay package rises of over 1,500%.
Bureau investigates, Circle Holdings delays flotation
June 7th, 2011 by Melanie Newman | 2 Comments
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Health, NHS Reforms Examined
An investigation by the Bureau revealed growing questions over private health firm Circle Health.
HSBC under fire over its role in controversial Egyptian land deals
May 1st, 2011 by Nick Mathiason and Caelainn Barr
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch
British bank acted for two Egyptian property developers now embroiled in corruption cases.
Cigarette factories suck in €1.5m of EU funding
December 2nd, 2010 by Caelainn Barr | 6 Comments
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, EU carousel, Europe's Hidden Billions
World’s most profitable tobacco companies receive grants from EU Structural Funds.
Billions of euros lost to fraud and irregularities
November 29th, 2010 by Cynthia OMurchu and Stanley Pignal | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Europe's Hidden Billions
More than €700m euros lost to fraud and waste in 2009 alone.
Questions surround EU relocations
November 29th, 2010 by Europe Team | 1 Comment
Published in All Stories, Corporate Watch, Europe's Hidden Billions
EU subsidies wrongly allocated to companies relocating from western to eastern Europe.
