Jun 29, 2020
Campaigners slam ‘toothless’ COVID-19 bailout bans on tax haven companies
Critics say attempts to stop companies with tax haven links from getting emergency state aid are bland and doomed to fail.
Offshore finance
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May 11, 2020
‘Everyone is doing badly’, anti-money laundering czar warns
The man in charge of stopping criminals from laundering money has a scathing report of the world’s progress.
Apr 07, 2020
Crumbling economies must tackle tax evasion to meet coronavirus crisis, experts warn
With governments racked by colossal costs due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say tax evasion is cast in a stark new light.
Apr 06, 2020
What is a tax haven? Offshore finance, explained
Four years after Panama Papers, why ICIJ continues to report on tax havens, and those who exploit them.
Feb 24, 2020
The world’s biggest tax haven lurked behind a dos Santos penthouse
As scrutiny of her business empire increased, African billionaire Isabel dos Santos turned to one of the world’s most secretive tax havens to conceal a $1.8 million luxury apartment.
Jan 21, 2020
5 reasons why Luanda Leaks is bigger than Angola
Here’s why Luanda Leaks matters – well beyond Angola's border, and what we learned during our eight-month investigation.
Jan 15, 2020
Explore: How to build a business empire
See the scale and reach of Isabel dos Santos and Sindika Dokolo’s business empire. Watch it grow from 1992 to 2019 – and explore by country or industry.
Dec 18, 2019
Citing Panama Papers, Warren announces plan to fight global corruption
The Democratic presidential hopeful pledged new laws to stamp out shell companies, and also planned to increase global collaboration to fight tax evasion.
Sep 02, 2019
Laundromat Premiere: ‘Fun Movie, Dirty Business’ Say Streep and Soderbergh
The Hollywood stars used the opening of the Panama Papers-inspired film to call attention to tax haven corruption and to the bravery of journalists fighting to expose wrongdoing.
Aug 07, 2019
Ex-HSBC Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case
The former head of the bank's private Swiss unit has been fined for his part in helping wealthy clients hide $1.8 billion from French authorities.
Aug 06, 2019
Five Companies That Went Thousands of Miles to Use Mauritius
Here are five companies that illustrate the vast geographic reach of Mauritius as a tax haven.
Jul 30, 2019
Luxury Spas and Hotels Lavish Guests While Depriving Tax Collectors
The documents of a single spa and hotel chain open a window onto the $171 billion luxury industry, whose tax practices have been under scrutiny for years.
Jul 29, 2019
Tax Treaties Scrutinized, Re-negotiated in Wake of Mauritius Leaks Investigation
Within hours of the publication of the ICIJ investigation, officials from the island tax haven huddled to respond to the exposé of its offshore sector.
Jul 23, 2019
Treasure Island: Leak Reveals How Mauritius Siphons Tax From Poor Nations to Benefit Elites
Based on 200,000 files, Mauritius Leaks exposes a sophisticated system that diverts tax revenue from poor nations back to the coffers of Western corporations and African oligarchs.
Jul 23, 2019
Inside the Firm at the Heart of Mauritius Leaks
Despite having few employees, the offshore firm attracted a number of high-profile clients as it raced to secure the market at the "gateway" to Africa.
Jul 23, 2019
Watch: How Mauritius Leaks got started (and what we found)
Come behind-the-scenes of Mauritius Leaks.
Jul 23, 2019
ICIJ Publishes List of Mauritian Companies Used by Conyers’ Corporate Clients
Explore the details of more than 200 companies from Mauritius Leaks including Whirlpool, Total S.A. and Mayo Clinic.
Jul 23, 2019
About the Mauritius Leaks Investigation
Mauritius Leaks is a cross-border investigation that reveals how one law firm on a small island off Africa’s east coast helped companies leach tax revenue from poor African, Arab and Asian nations.
Jul 18, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein’s offshore fortune traced to Paradise Papers
Fresh revelations from ICIJ investigations, raise the likelihood that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cloaked his fortune in a series of offshore shell companies registered in notoriously secretive tax havens.
Jul 08, 2019
Nike’s Sweetheart Dutch Tax Deal Ignored ‘Economic Reality,’ EU Says
Europe’s competition chief has provisionally concluded that Nike paid too little tax in the Netherlands for each of the past 14 years.
Jun 25, 2019
Bribery Division: What is Odebrecht? Who is Involved?
Described as a "thing of criminal beauty," the Odebrecht scandal has toppled presidents, politicians, business figures and lawyers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jun 17, 2019
Senators propose radical overhaul of US anti-money laundering regime
Authorities in the United States have more information about library card holders than the owners of registered companies and this bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants to change that.
May 28, 2019
The Dummy Company at the Heart of Deutsche Bank Money Laundering Probe
Leaked records shine a light on how the bank helped shield the identities and machinations of the world’s rich and powerful through a single subsidiary.
May 24, 2019
FBI says ‘we must learn from the Panama Papers’
Allowing the owners of shell companies to hide their identities from United States authorities constitutes a “significant loophole” in the country’s ability to tackle money laundering and illicit financing, a senior FBI official.
May 15, 2019
Tax raids across Germany sparked by ICIJ revelations
Prosecutors, police and tax inspectors in Germany have raided the offices of dozens of banks, financial advisers and wealthy individuals as part of a criminal probe into Germans suspected of tax evasion.
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