Sentence examples for standards on transparency from inspiring English sources

"We support the Afghan Central Bank's efforts to uphold international standards on transparency and its decisive action in response to reports of fraud at the Kabul Bank".

Lawmakers want to block the entry of foreign funds that fail to qualify for a license because they do not meet E.U. standards on transparency, bonuses and the use of debt.

Together, they will focus on how best to guarantee effective implementation of new international standards on transparency and the exchange of information for tax purposes, drawn up by the OECD and now endorsed by the UN and the G20.

While there was some progress in Durban, South Africa, with an agreement about standards on transparency, and in Cancún, Mexico, where new standards were set for corporate social responsibility, the much-promised decade of low carbon investment has been postponed, a victim of an international failure to agree.

Estimates of the amount held offshore range from $5 trillion to $7 trillion, so there is a strong incentive for governments to bring this money home.In 2000 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development identified over 40 tax havens; it has since persuaded 35 of them to commit themselves to a set of standards on transparency and information exchange.

The IoR has been working with the Bank of Italy and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development "for the Holy See's inclusion in the so-called White List" – an OECD designation for countries that meet international standards on transparency and tax regulations.

Mr Khodorkovsky made a lot of enemies among the ruling elite and his fellow businessmen by insisting early this century on adopting Western standards of transparency for his businesses while the rest continued to cloak their affairs in secrecy.

But from now on U.S. aid should be provided to Egypt on the basis of more rigorous standards of transparency and accountability.

"Our standards on tax transparency are robust," he said.

The assistant treasurer also flagged stronger actions if "non-compliant jurisdictions" refused to sign up to G20 standards on tax transparency.

The rule is part of new anti-money-laundering regulations aimed at bringing the Vatican in line with international standards on financial transparency and helping it shed its image as a tax shelter.