More than $750 million of mining revenues paid by companies to state bodies in the Democratic Republic of Congo was lost to the treasury between … How the Democratic Republic of Congo’s booming mining exports are failing to benefit its peopleRead more
Economics
Posted inEconomics / Inequality / ToMl / USA Empire / Worker
Top CEOs Make 271 Times More Than the Average American
In 2016, CEOs at America’s largest firms made, on average, 271 times more than the average US worker. Fifty years ago, that ratio was 20-to-1. … Top CEOs Make 271 Times More Than the Average AmericanRead more
Posted inChina / Economics / Inequality / News
China’s 1 percenters are now worth as much as the GDP of the United Kingdom
China’s latest rich-list of 2,030 people controlling fortunes of $300M or more now totals $2.6 trillion, as much as the UK GDP. Topping the rich-list … China’s 1 percenters are now worth as much as the GDP of the United KingdomRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
Anonymous company owners and the threat to American interests
Global Witness investigations and campaigns have shown how anonymously owned companies act as getaway cars for the criminal and corrupt all over the world. America … Anonymous company owners and the threat to American interestsRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Global private wealth to exceed $200 trillion as the rich get richer
Global private wealth hit $166 trillion last year, up 5.6% on the year previous. Yet as the rich get richer, reaping the benefits of globalisation … Global private wealth to exceed $200 trillion as the rich get richerRead more
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Why the US needs to put an end to anonymously-owned companies
What’s lurking behind the opioid crisis, Iran’s terrorist financing and the allegations of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign? Anonymous companies. While the … Why the US needs to put an end to anonymously-owned companiesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Multimedia / Pollution
Increased Pollution Does Not Bring More Jobs
Michael Ash is chair of the Economics department at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. — source therealnews.com
Posted inCorruption / Economics / ToMl
Anonymous Companies and National Security
FACT Sheet Anonymous Companies and National Security The 2016 release of the Panama Papers was an avalanche of data on the nefarious use of anonymous … Anonymous Companies and National SecurityRead more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
The U.S. Is a Good Place for Bad People to Stash Their Money
When Viktor Bout—the arms dealer extraordinaire who inspired the 2005 Nicolas Cage movie Lord of War—sought to set up anonymous shell companies, according to a … The U.S. Is a Good Place for Bad People to Stash Their MoneyRead more
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Change constitutions or economy
Christian Felber’s initiative ‘Economy for the Common Good’ started in 2010 and is now supported by more than 2000 businesses from 40 countries.