01016nam a22001097a 4500100003100000245005800031260005200089300000800141520062900149650004400778856008400822  aGlobal Financial Integrity  aWorldwide Counter-Illicit Financial Flows Initiatives  aWashington DCbGlobal Financial Integrityc2013  a9p.  aThe article gives a detailed bilateral tax treaties have included provisions for exchanging information on financial transactions and  assets of non residents for decades. Under most existing agreements and the current OECD model, information is generally only exchanged upon request, and the requesting country must know basic identifying information about a non resident account holder in order to make a viable request. Many countries have recognized that this method is inadequate, and the alternative, for countries to collect and automatically exchange such information, has become the emerging international standard.  aTAX EVASION, TAX HAVENS, ILLICIT WEALTH  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/gfi-worldwide-iff-initiatives-2013.pdf