Twitter Updates for 2009-05-25

• North Korea appears to detonated a nuclear bomb in an underground test. http://bit.ly/Z628J (Asia-Pacific News) #
• Obama pushes for Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (#CTBT) 1 day before N. Korea nuke test. http://bit.ly/KaD8t (AP) #
• Jamaica strives to not be listed as tax haven. OECD & G20 condemnation of havens starting to lead to reform. http://bit.ly/16IUpn (Gleaner) #
• OECD’s 4 standards for not being a tax haven… #OECD #taxhaven #
• OECD tax haven #1: Information on request where “foreseeably relevant” to administration & enforcement of domestic laws of treaty partner. #
• OECD tax haven #2: No restrictions on exchange caused by bank secrecy or domestic tax interest requirements. #
• OECD tax haven #3: Availability of reliable information and powers to obtain it. #
• OECD tax haven #4: Respect for taxpayers’ rights. #
• OECD tax haven #5: Strict confidentiality of information exchanged. #
• Whoops, there are five standards the OECD uses to assess tax havens. #
• Cayman Islands lobbies U.S. Senate in effort to preserve off-shore tax secrecy. Worried about reforms. http://bit.ly/18CbPJ (Reuters) #
• Incredibly detailed article on upcoming climate negotiation to take place in Paris, France. http://bit.ly/uHmDs (New York Times) #

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