Secret Offshore Deals Deprive Africa
of Billions in Natural Resource Dollars
The Panama Papers show politicians and mining, oil and gas interests
benefit from secrecy and dubious multimillion dollar transfers
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Secret Offshore Deals Deprive Africa
of Billions in Natural Resource Dollars
The Panama Papers show politicians and mining, oil and gas interests
benefit from secrecy and dubious multimillion dollar transfers
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Out of Africa, Into Tax Havens
As visitors come to see what’s in Africa,
some safari operators’ profits head offshore
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Diamond Mine with Offshore Ties Leaves Trail of Complaints
Panama Papers reveal network of shell companies linked to mining operation
accused of environmental harms and unpaid taxes
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Secret Documents Expose Nigerian Oil Mogul’s Offshore Hideaways
Panama Papers reveal dealmaker’s backstage maneuverings
as he hung with celebrities and criminal investigators closed in
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Experts Quit Panama’s Transparency Committee
[I]Over Lack of Transparency[/I]
Committee established in the wake of the Panama Papers
loses two out of three international members
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Pakistan’s PM Responds to Supreme Court Hearing on Panama Papers
Nawaz Sharif defended himself as the nation’s highest court convened
a commission to investigate, a move celebrated by opposition supporters.
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BVI Hits Mossack Fonseca With Largest Fine Ever
After Panama Papers Investigation
The British Virgin Islands has hit law firm Mossack Fonseca with the biggest fine
in the territory’s history following an investigation into Panama Papers revelations.
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Panama Papers Have Had Historic Global Effects
— and the Impacts Keep Coming
The investigation has produced an almost daily drumbeat
of regulatory moves, follow-up stories and calls by politicians and
activists for more action to combat offshore financial secrecy.
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Journalists Hang Tough in Face of Backlash
Against Panama Papers Reporting
Reporters have faced consequences both in nations
where media crackdowns are common and also in nations
with reputations for high levels of press freedom.
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Panama’s Revolving Door Shows
Global Challenge of Offshore Reform
In a country where top-drawer lawyers move freely between government posts
and offshore law firms, bringing lasting change to Panama’s offshore industry
remains a challenge despite the spotlight cast by the Panama Papers.
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Tax Agencies Draw Up ‘Target List’ of Offshore Enablers
Tax agencies from 30 countries convened in Paris this week to take part in the largest ever simultaneous exchange of tax information and to share results and details on thousands of investigations sparked by the Panama Papers.
The tax agencies in attendance have reportedly audited more than 1,700 taxpayers, have made more than 2,550 requests for information and have identified a “target list” of 100 intermediaries – lawyers, bankers, accountants and others who help wealthy individuals and companies set up and use tax havens – for further investigation. “Large numbers of taxpayers” had also come forward voluntarily to come clean on their offshore assets, JITSIC announced.
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Founders of Panama Papers Law Firm
Arrested on Money Laundering Charges
The firm’s founding partners, Ramón Fonseca and Jürgen Mossack, were taken into police custody on Thursday, according to the men’s lawyer. Kenia Porcell, Panama’s attorney general, released a statement that said evidence gathered by her office indicated that the law firm was a potential “criminal organization” that concealed and removed evidence related to “illegal activity.”
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Panama Papers Wins Pulitzer Prize
Columbia University announced today that the Panama Papers investigation
has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.
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