Peace for the World World ! Your War Our Lives
The Dalai Lama
A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
(Full Story)
Back to 500BC.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin
Luke Harding-Sunday 3 April 2016A massive leak of documents shines new light on the fabulous fortunes of the Russian president’s inner circle
A network of secret offshore deals and vast loans worth $2bn has laid a trail to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.
An unprecedented leak of documents shows how this money has made members of Putin’s close circle fabulously wealthy.
Though the president’s name does not appear in any of the records, the
data reveals a pattern – his friends have earned millions from deals
that seemingly could not have been secured without his patronage.
The documents suggest Putin’s family has benefited from this money – his friends’ fortunes appear his to spend.
The files are part of an unprecedented leak of millions of papers from the database of Mossack Fonseca,
the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm. They show how the rich
and powerful are able to exploit secret offshore tax regimes in myriad
ways.
The offshore trail starts in Panama, darts through Russia, Switzerland
and Cyprus – and includes a private ski resort where Putin’s younger
daughter, Katerina, got married in 2013.
