| Author (Corporate) | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists |
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| Publisher | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) |
| Publication Date | 05/11/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Further information: The Paradise Papers documents include nearly 7 million loan agreements, financial statements, emails, trust deeds and other paperwork over nearly 50 years from inside Appleby, a prestigious offshore law firm with offices in Bermuda and beyond. The documents reveal offshore interests and activities of more than 120 politicians and world leaders, including Queen Elizabeth II and different individuals connected to US President Donald Trump. The files were obtained by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, and shared with ICIJ. Background information: The Consortium explains that secrecy is key for existing tax havens, where offshore locales create and oversee companies that often are difficult, or impossible, to trace back to their owners. It adds that, while having an offshore entity is often legal, the built-in secrecy attracts money launderers, drug traffickers, kleptocrats and others who want to operate in the shadows. Offshore companies, often 'shells' with no employees or office space, are also used in complex tax-avoidance structures that drain billions from national treasuries. The ICIJ was also behind the Panama Papers in 2016. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published in November 2017 the results of an investigation which analysed millions of documents from two offshore services firms as well as from 19 corporate registries. |
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| Source Link | https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe |
