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Panama Papers Source Wants Whistleblower Immunity to Aid Law Enforcement
Panama Papers Source Wants Whistleblower Immunity to Aid Law Enforcement THE ANONYMOUS SOURCE responsible for leaking the vast document trove known as the Panama Papers said in a manifesto published on Friday that she or he “would be willing to cooperate with law enforcement” to ensure the prosecution of wrongdoing revealed by the paper trail — but only once “governments […]
The Panama Papers: Laundering Havens for War Budgets (Video)
The Panama Papers: Laundering Havens for War Budgets (Video) In mid-April, economist Michael Hudson told The Real News Network that global oil and mining industries and the U.S. State Department created Panama and Liberia for the express purpose of tax evasion. Read a full transcript of Hudson’s exchange with host Sharmini Peries below. SHARMINI PERIES, TRNN: It’s the […]
Panama and the Criminalization of the Global Finance System
Panama and the Criminalization of the Global Finance System dennizn | Shutterstock.com Sharmini Peries: Within a week the 11 million documents called the Panama papers, published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, has become a household name. The documents are connected to the Panama law firm Mossack Fonsesca that helped establish offshore accounts for some of […]
Panama Papers: The Geopolitical Impact of Tax Evasion and Offshoring
Panama Papers: The Geopolitical Impact of Tax Evasion and Offshoring The recent revelations of the so–called Panama Papers– a massive 2.6 TB collection of data concerning the hidden shell companies of the world’s leaders and other famed personalities – have sent waves of astonishment through societies around the world. Since the release of the Panama Papers on April […]
Panama Papers – Who Instigated the Leak? USA or Russia?
Panama Papers – Who Instigated the Leak? USA or Russia? The US think tank Brookings Institution is claiming that Russia had released the Panama Papers in order to destabilize the West. Wikileaks claimed the exact opposite that the publications have been launched by the United States. Our sources put the blame on neither. Indeed, it is […]
The Panama Papers: Oozing Slime
The Panama Papers: Oozing Slime dennizn | Shutterstock.com The Panama Papers, a one-year investigation by over 100 reporters worldwide (The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism) of offshore money hiding/laundering/taxation avoidance, is a cause célèbre of underhandedness seldom, if ever, revealed to the world’s public. It is comparable to lifting a rotting log in the woods and finding […]
Let Me Tell You About the Very Rich
Let Me Tell You About the Very Rich The Panama Papers highlight, with painstaking clarity, that austerity is not a shared sacrifice. It’s not like we didn’t know what was going on. But the “Panama Papers,” the largest-ever document leak and one that implicates political leaders and business executives around the world, confirms it — […]
Royal Bank and BMO defend Canada’s banking sector amid Panama Papers and Fintrac fine
Royal Bank and BMO defend Canada’s banking sector amid Panama Papers and Fintrac fine Bad week for big banks as tax haven discussion hits at same time as fine levied for lack of disclosur It has been a rough week, reputationally for Canadian banks, but fundamentally they remain among the world’s best. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) The […]
The Panama Papers Problem
The Panama Papers Problem The Panama tax haven leaks reveal a lot about the lawlessness of the rich, as well as the ideological bias of the western press. “Vladimir Putin’s name appears nowhere, but the corporate media used his image repeatedly to drum up interest in what is an otherwise newsworthy story.” Americans are conspicuous by their […]
Panama Papers only a glimpse into ‘astonishing’ wealth stashed offshore
Panama Papers only a glimpse into ‘astonishing’ wealth stashed offshore Some estimates suggest between 8 and 14 per cent of global wealth is kept in tax havens It’s estimated that at least $7 trillion and up to $32 trillion is currently kept in holdings in tax havens. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters) The provocative revelations coming out of […]
The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers A lot of emails have been coming in with regard to the Panama Papers. Let me say this from the outset — Panama has been the key place to establish offshore accounts for decades. This was not a government hack. The German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung obtained the stash of records from an anonymous […]
