What follows is the text of the Report submitted by TJN International Secretariat’s director, John Christensen, to the Tax Justice Council Meeting held in Belém, Brazil, on 28th January 2009:

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT

Overview of progress since January 2007

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