Germany extends extractives transparency by launching EITI

On Wednesday it was my pleasure to attend the launch event of D-EITI, the German Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Berlin.

The riddle of tax morality

There is a very old riddle that starts by stating that someone has built a house where all 4 walls face south. A bear walks past. What colour it is? Just in case you don't know the answer, I won't spoil it for you, and least for now. However, what is clear is that this riddle assumes that there’s either something rather odd about the building or the compass. But which?

The eagle has...well, you know

And so it begins. I can't hope to emulate those other highly successful and informative tax blogs out there, but hopefully my contribution will be an interesting addition to the mix.