The Polish and Baltic governments will push NATO’s pledge of Kiev’s membership at the July Summit in Vilnius and consider sending troops to Ukraine. Berlin will agree to security guarantees.
Corruption
Kyiv Independent: Anti-money laundering watchdog refuses to blacklist Russia as Moscow cozies up to Iran, North Korea
After days of discussions, the world’s leading anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), opted last week not to blacklist Russia despite efforts from Kyiv Read HERE Image: Ethanf711/Creative Commons
Finance
Tax Justice Network: G77 takes the initiative as G20 papers over the cracks of weak OECD tax deal
Efforts have begun to improve the weak G20 corporate tax deal Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor: What is wrong about the Bank of England’s rate hike
Besides banks and the wealthy, no one is going to benefit by this, not to mention that many Britons are currently in a very precarious financial situation due to stagnant wages. Read here
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