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Barack Obama: “We've pushed for transparency and cooperation in rooting out…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Final Address by President at United Nations General Assembly

Published | Video Starts at 16:15

That's why we've worked with other nations to create higher and clearer standards for banking and taxation, because a society that asks less of oligarchs than ordinary citizens will rot from within. That's why We've pushed for transparency and cooperation in rooting out corruption and tracking illicit dollars. because markets create more jobs when they're fueled by hard work and not the capacity to extort a bribe. (16:15–16:23)

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Asserts that the U.S. has pushed for transparency and cooperation to combat corruption and track illicit funds.

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