IMPACT
An ICIJ Investigation
The Panama Papers: Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance Industry
A giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies.
IMPACT
Five years later, Panama Papers still having a big impact
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on.
By Will Fitzgibbon
Apr 03, 2021
Accountability
The fight against offshore crime will be a long campaign
By Will Fitzgibbon
Apr 03, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES
From front pages to prison time: Behind the scenes of a Panama Papers criminal case
By Will Fitzgibbon
Apr 03, 2021
- Files reveal the offshore holdings of 140 politicians and public officials from around the world
- Current and former world leaders in the data include the prime minister of Iceland, the president of Ukraine, and the king of Saudi Arabia
- More than 214,000 offshore entities appear in the leak, connected to people in more than 200 countries and territories
- Major banks have driven the creation of hard-to-trace companies in offshore havens
Learn about the Panama Papers investigation data, major findings and more.
Explore the original investigative stories at the heart of the investigation.
See the global impact of the Panama Papers revelations.
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