An interview with the deputy-director of OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, addresses harmful tax practices, including tax havens, by improving transparency and establishing effective exchange of information.

The OECD Secretary-General and the Norwegian Minister of Finance issued a joint press statement on the issue of cross-border tax evasion. It is suggested that major problems will occur in any jurisdiction that has not fully implemented OECD standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. In addition they call for all countries to adopt effective exchange of information for tax purposes.