More countries sign up to anti-corruption code

George Osborne, who last week promised the project will be a ‘hammer blow’ against criminals who exploit corporate secrecy, welcomed the new recruitsThe Isle of Man and Gibraltar are among a group of 22 jurisdictions that have signed up to a new information-sharing initiative to tackle criminals that use corporate secrecy to hide corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.The countries will join Europe’s five largest economies — Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain