A Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development was held in Paris May 13-14.

US Treasury Secretary John Snow hosted G7 Ministers and Central Bank Governors at a joint meeting today in Washington, D.C. The April 23-24 meeting of the ministers and governors coincides with the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, taking place April 23-25.

The American Swiss Foundation, in collaboration with the Swiss Bankers Association, sponsored a session on "Financial Privacy, Economic Freedom and the War on Terrorism" in New York on Monday.

Across the globe, more and more individuals are openly living what society has dubbed an alternative lifestyle – a departure from the traditional heterosexual relationships and families – in favour of same sex partnerships.

The Bahamas and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the two countries will exchange financial intelligence to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.