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The dispute between ABB and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority centres on $13.4-million in payments allegedly owed to the country, which is in the middle of a crippling economic crisis.

Swiss company accused of tax dodging in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s tax authority said ABB, one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies, avoided paying millions of dollars to the economically crippled country

Malefactors of Mossack Fonseca: Meet The Dutchman

Malefactors of Mossack Fonseca: Meet The Dutchman, the Queen of the South and the Boss of Bosses

Meet some of the convicted felons and alleged wrongdoers who use secretive offshore companies found in the Panama Papers database.

Police officers stand guard next to a company list showing the Mossack Fonseca law firm outside their office in Panama City.

Panama Papers: Was Mossack Fonseca within its legal rights to keep mum?

The ethics of the Panamanian law firm are certainly questionable, but legally it only had to report any activity that raised obvious red flags.

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Panama Papers: People behind dodgy Khulubuse Zuma oil deal

The Panama Papers leak has thrown light on ownership secrecy in a Khulubuse Zuma-fronted oil deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Painted portrait of Aylan Kurdi.

Parade of the blacklisted marches through firm’s client list – and Syria’s civil war

Global law firm’s customers include suspected financiers of terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferators and gunrunners.

Chinese president, Xi Jinping.

Murder by poison only one clue to offshore dealings by top Chinese

Eight current and former members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the country’s top decision makers, have relatives with secret offshore firms.

Editorial: Stop the rot shown by Panama Papers

It is important that scrutiny is not reserved to suspected tax dodgers but is also given to the asset managers and bankers who may have helped them.

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PanamaLeaks: Scope narrows for the rich to hide offshore assets

Tax authorities globally are closing in on tax evasion and tax avoidance structures.

CIA spies and shadowy allies lurk in secret thanks to Mossack Fonseca

Firm helps CIA operatives and other characters — real or fanciful — from the world of espionage set up offshore companies to obscure their dealings.

People demonstrate against Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson in Reykjavik

Iceland PM resigns in #PanamaPapers scandal

Iceland’s prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is the first political casualty of the Panama Papers leak.

UK PM Cameron refutes having offshore income after #PanamaPapers leak

The prime minister stressed that no government had done more to fight tax evasion in the United Kingdom and at international level than his had.

Marine Le Pen’s far right party

#PanamaLeaks: French far-right leader hid money

France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen has been implicated in the Panama Papers, and had a "sophisticated offshore system" to hide money.

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The Panama Papers: Exposing the rogue offshore finance industry

All the stories of how a leak of more than 11 million documents shows heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens.

Leak ties ethics guru to three men charged in Fifa scandal

Secret documents show how deeply the world of soccer has become enmeshed in the world of offshore havens.

Panamanian law firm is gatekeeper to vast flow of murky offshore secrets

Files show client roster that includes drug dealers, Mafia members, corrupt politicians and tax evaders — and wrongdoing galore

#PanamaLeaks: Khulubuse Zuma responds

President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse, has responded to news that he has been named in the leaked Panama Papers.

A view over a savanna at the Mashatu game reserve on July 27

Botswana appeals court judge had several offshore accounts – #PanamaLeaks

Several African leaders have been linked to the Panama Papers leak, including the president of the Court of Appeal in Botswana.

Call for action against Khulubuse Zuma after #PanamaLeaks revelation

President Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma caused the loss of thousands of jobs after stripping assets at now failed mining company Aurora.

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Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma implicated in #PanamaLeaks

The president’s office has kept mum on allegations that Khulubuse Zuma stashed away money in the British Virgin Islands in 2010.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was the winner of the meeting in Alaska with US President Donald Trump. Photo: File
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#PanamaLeaks exposes shady dealings of world leaders

The leaked papers have revealed the hidden offshore assets of celebrities and world leaders, including Lionel Messi and aides to Vladimir Putin.