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World leaders react to secret dealings revealed by Panama Papers
Revelations of secret offshore accounts tied to more than 140 politicians and public officials are sending shock waves through halls of power in Pakistan, Argentina, Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source: Toronto...
Cyrpus looks to Canada for expertise in resources, governance and education
The question is not why has Cyprus established a diplomatic mission in Canada this year. Rather, it’s why has it taken so long? So says Cypriot High Commissioner Pavlos Anastasiades, the amiable head-of-mission who presented his credentials to Gov.-Gen. David Johnston two weeks ago. Prior to December, when the high commission was...
Nagorno-Karabakh: This ‘frozen’ post-Soviet conflict is heating up and fits right in with current global chaos
With more than 60 deaths during four days, one of the many ‘frozen’ post-Soviet conflicts — Ossetia, Abkhazia, Crimea, Transnistria — may have suddenly became unfrozen …read more Source: Vancouver...
Iceland’s leader is first victim of offshore holdings leak
LONDON — The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile victim Tuesday as Iceland’s prime minister resigned amid outrage over revelations he had used such a shell company to shelter large sums while Iceland’s economy was in crisis. The fall of Icelandic leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is the...
Government and business leaders around the world respond to fallout from Panama Papers leak
FRANKFURT, Germany — Governments around the world tried Tuesday to contain the fallout from the publication of thousands of names of rich and powerful people who conducted offshore financial activity through a Panamanian law firm. China dismissed as “groundless” reports that relatives of current and retired politicians, including President Xi...
Icelandic PM to resign amid offshore holdings controversy
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson (Bertil Enevag Ericson, TT, File via AP ) REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s embattled prime minister has resigned amid a controversy over his offshore holdings, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday as outrage over the accounts roiled the North Atlantic island nation. Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is...
Here is what the ‘Panama Papers’ tell us about the embattled President of Ukraine
The release of the Panama papers will accelerate the public debate in Ukraine about outdated corporate governance laws, potential conflicts of interests and political accountability …read more Source: Vancouver...
Here is what the ‘Panama Papers’ tell us about the embattled President of Ukraine
Analysis Reports based on the Panama Papers – a collection of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm – suggest that the president of Ukraine attempted to use an offshore company for a pre-sale restructuring of his business. Our initial analysis suggests, though, that there is no direct evidence of major wrongdoing. The incident will,...
Ukraine’s fiscal service to look into president’s offshore assets after Panama Papers leak
Ukraine’s fiscal service will examine the documents relating to President Petro Poroshenko’s offshore assets that were published over the weekend after a massive data leak, the head of the service, Roman Nasirov, said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Panama Papers: Nations scramble to contain fallout
(Arnulfo Franco, AP) LONDON — Governments around the world scrambled Tuesday to contain the fallout from the publication of thousands of names of rich and powerful people who conducted offshore financial activity through a Panamanian law firm. China dismissed as “groundless” reports that relatives of current and retired politicians, including...
