Global Financial Integrity

BERGEN, Norway, September 28, 2010 - The following is being released by Global Financial Integrity: The Honorable Dr.

WASHINGTON - Contrary to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's statement today that provisions in the G20 Communique denote the "start of the end" of tax havens, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) believes the Action Plan agreed to in London today "is more likely just the end of the beginning" of the effort to curtail the activities of jurisdictions that hide financial transactions behind a veil of secrecy.

LONDON - When leaders from the Group of 20 nations convene tomorrow to address the global financial crisis, increasing transparency will be essential to achieving success, says Global Financial Integrity (GFI).