Privacy has a price. For the super-wealthy, it can also have a big payoff. The use of offshore accounts and favorable laws in certain countries can allow rich individuals and families
Reports based on millions of leaked documents say relatives of past and present Chinese officials, including the brother-in-law of current President Xi Jinping, opened overseas shell companies of the type
China denounced the so-called Panama Papers exposing shell companies as part of a conspiracy and Pakistan’s prime minister denied his family did anything wrong as the revelations spurred calls by
India’s central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan urged caution on drawing premature conclusions a day after the government announced an investigation into the reported offshore accounts of hundreds of citizens, from
Research commissioned by Vietnam has warned of devastating environmental and economic effects for millions of people living along the Mekong River if 11 proposed dams are built on its mainstream. The
They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolized so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness
The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous: Slovenia: Boxer Dejan Zavec named Slovenia’s finance ministry has
Panamanians have long shrugged off their country’s checkered reputation as a financial haven for drug lords, tax dodgers and corrupt oligarchs. If they’re crooks, they’ve learned from the world’s wealthy
Employment Secretary Norman Fowler told MPs the National Dock Labour Scheme (NDLS) had become “a total anachronism” which stood in the way of a modern and efficient ports’ industry. Mr Fowler
Croatian police are investigating the reported theft of 280,000 euros (USD320,000) and two kilograms of gold — all snatched from the force’s headquarters. Helena Biocic of the police media office confirmed
A FIFA judge who helped ban Sepp Blatter for financial misconduct is now under investigation by his ethics committee colleagues after being named in an international probe of offshore accounts. The
Defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande is on the brink of a group-stage exit in the Asian Champions League after a 1-0 loss to Urawa Reds yesterday left the big-spending Chinese club
Two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi is facing serious financial difficulties in Brazil, with authorities seizing trophies and racing cars from his personal museum. Among the cars seized was the one
FIFA says Greece is facing expulsion from international soccer over a government decision to suspend the country's cup competition because of fan violence. Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis called off the Greek
Some Hong Kong fortunes were founded on the opium trade in China. More recently, in the 1930’s there were businesses happily operating in Macau to make and sell opium to
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As our readers might know by now, the news we published on the back page of our Friday edition (April 1, “ATM gone crazy, people pocket thousands”) follows a long-lasting
Featuring 100 photographs of heritage- listed sites, the exhibition by local photographer Chan Hin Io, aims to reveal the beauty and vitality of Macau’s cultural heritage from different angles. The author said
The current director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Paulo Martins Chan, has claimed during a Radio Macau interview that he “was never pressured to act in a
SINGAPORE’s central bank will give financial institutions room to experiment with new technologies as it seeks public feedback on how a “regulatory sandbox” could work, Managing Director Ravi Menon said.
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