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The Cost of Corruption

This week, Owen Bennett Jones and his guests tackle the world of tax havens, financial transparency and money laundering.

This week, Owen Bennett Jones and his guests tackle the world of tax havens, financial transparency and money laundering. World leaders, activists and experts met in London for a major conference on fighting global corruption, but what practical measures can be taken to make financial flows more transparent, prevent the proceeds of corruption from being hidden away, whilst at the same time allowing legitimate business to flourish?

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50 minutes

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Sat 14 May 2016 10:06GMT
91热爆 World Service except Australasia & News Internet

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Contributors

Mark Wolf - Senior United States District Judge and chair of Integrity Initiatives International

Jose Ugaz - Chair of Transparency International

Sarah Chayes - Senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; author of 'Thieves of State'

Laura Stefan - Anti-corruption expert at Expert Forum in Romania; former Romanian Ministry of Justice official

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 May 2016 08:06GMT
    91热爆 World Service except News Internet
  • Fri 13 May 2016 23:06GMT
    91热爆 World Service except News Internet
  • Sat 14 May 2016 03:06GMT
    91热爆 World Service except Australasia & News Internet
  • Sat 14 May 2016 10:06GMT
    91热爆 World Service except Australasia & News Internet

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