Corporates face pressure over financial responsibilities

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Corporates face pressure over financial responsibilities

March 31 2011
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Protests, media campaigns and politics are all forcing corporations to reconsider their corporate reputations. Sophie Ashley analyses the transfer pricing aspects of corporate reputation while Salman Shaheen investigates the best way to handle the negative attention. Both discover that financial clarity is the best form of attack.

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