There are clear measures that can be taken to dismantle financial secrecy. All that is needed is political will.
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The Pandora Papers reveal that the rich and powerful continue to hide their money unabated and unconstrained.
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Papers gave details about a 2010 stake sale by Sebastian Pinera’s family in a mining project that activists objected to.
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Opposition cries foul, saying probe would amount to cover-up by Rajapaksa family, which has been in power for decades.
Andrej Babis, who denies allegations about his offshore dealings, is under pressure from Czechs, politicians and media.
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Kenyan media are doing a disservice to the public by framing the revelations as an issue of legality rather than ethics.
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Najib Mikati says his wealth is legal after Pandora Papers leak reveals he owns an offshore firm in Panama.
Network of offshore companies revealed in leak threaten the Ukrainian president’s political future, analysts say.
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CY Leung accused of failing to disclose sale of company shares while Tung Chee-hwa allegedly set up offshore accounts.
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Files obtained by ICIJ claim Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his partners established a network of offshore companies in 2012.
Apart from Feng Qiya, who set up an offshore company, the investigation named two former leaders of Hong Kong.
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Some of those named after secrets files were leaked to a consortium of journalists that revealed offshore deals.
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Mikati and other political and financial officials among hundreds of Lebanese listed in the offshore leak.
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Revelations name over 700 Pakistanis, including ministers, Khan’s political allies and families of military officers.
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