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South Africa Government Losing Billions To Trade Mis-Invoicing

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billion every year in what would have been government revenue between 2010 and 2014. A company may overstate the value of goods they import, paying that invoice to move excess funds overseas or avoid VAT or customs taxes. The think tank estimates that annual under-invoicing on imports to South Africa is valued at $16.3 billion.

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Wells Fargo Computer Glitch Forced Hundreds Of Foreclosures

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Wells Fargo , the embattled national bank, disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that hundreds of individuals saw their homes in foreclosure because of a glitch in software the company used. The computer glitch impacted some accounts that were in the foreclosure process between April of 2010 and October of 2015.

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Nissan’s Ghosn Gone Amid Improper Payments Scandal

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In recent headlines surrounding payments fraud and improper use of company funds, perhaps none loomed larger than the news that Nissan Motor Corporation ’s board voted unanimously to force Chairman Carlos Ghosn from his position. Those warnings come as invoice fraud is on an upswing, up by about one-third through the past year.

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What Can The State Of ATMs Reveal About The Condition Of Cash?

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billion kronos the country held overall in 2010. Last month, Indonesia announced plans to track down all credit card transactions in an effort to curb rampant tax evasion. “I don’t think they’re all avoiding taxes, but some did say they feel. billion kronor in hard cash, which was less than half of the 8.7

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Accusations of fraud and mismanagement, and criticisms of the government’s decision to invest in Solyndra, were rampant in the days following news of Solyndra’s impending bankruptcy proceedings — but the core mistake here involved ignorance of a key aspect of Solyndra’s business.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. We rounded up 14 more startups whose lessons ranged from fraud and investor dropouts, to logistics issues and product problems.

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