Tag: tax evasion
“Illegal offshore money corrupts democracy”
PAcross the planet, democracies face two serious threats: a crisis of legitimacy and the rise of increasingly aggressive authoritarian regimes. These two phenomena represent an all the greater danger as…
banks win a round against the tax authorities
“CumEx Files” AGATHE DAHYOT / THE WORLD The major French banks have just won a round in the standoff that has pitted them for years against the tax authorities over…
European football could escape new anti-money laundering regulations
Illegal betting, match-fixing, overvalued transfers, kickbacks, dubious investments: much more than a sport, football is today an economic sector particularly vulnerable to financial crime. Should we therefore apply the same…
discover the third episode of our video series “Narco Business”
It is the leading cause of death among 18-45 year olds in the United States: fentanyl. Or rather its doctored version, M30, a blue pill twenty to forty times more…
the “Panama Papers” and other “leaks” brought in 450 million euros to France
QUENTIN HUGON / THE WORLD How is the public interest of a journalistic investigation measured? The dysfunctions and injustices that it reveals, the regulatory flaws that it exposes, but also,…
“The United States and the European Union must support a United Nations tax convention”
VShis week we will either witness a historic success in creating a more equitable global economy, or a terrible failure. A vote at the United Nations will decide on Wednesday,…
Singer Shakira admits guilt for tax fraud
Colombian singer Shakira leaves the court on the day of her trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, November 20, 2023. ALBERT GEA / REUTERS The singer Shakira sealed an…
In Cyprus, a cybersurveillance conglomerate between legal opacity and tax optimization
An empire founded on the illegal sale of particularly intrusive surveillance technologies, in the middle of Europe: the documents from the “Cyprus Confidential” project shed light for the first time…
Cyprus, high-tech hub of the porn industry
Heavenly beaches, trendy cocktail bars, luxury yachts… And dozens of pornographic sites. In a decade, Cyprus has established itself as a central cog in the porn industry on a global…
The Court of Auditors urges the executive to quantify tax fraud
The figure regularly ignites political debates, but to date remains impossible to confirm or deny, the Court of Auditors is assured. The amount of tax fraud, estimated between 60 and…
Abramovitch’s secret transfers fuel suspicion of Chelsea slush fund
More than a year after the forced departure of Roman Abramovitch, skeletons are still hiding in Chelsea’s cupboards. The veil is gradually being lifted on the practices of the Russian…
A German journalist paid underhand by a Russian oligarch for his pro-Putin books
LéA GIRARDOT FOR “THE WORLD” In June 2021, German journalist Hubert Seipel is invited on the radio to present his latest book, Putins Macht. Warum Europa Russland braucht (“Putin’s power,…