tax evasion
Illegal fishing, deforestation firms 'use tax havens'
Companies involved in unlawful resource extraction, including illegal fishing and deforestation in the Amazon, are overwhelmingly using tax havens, according to a major study…
Ex-French budget minister sentenced over tax fraud
Former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison, two of them suspended, for tax fraud and money laundering.
French 'tax tsar' turned political pariah back in court
France’s disgraced former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac was back in court Monday, contesting his three-year prison sentence for tax fraud. The mandatory custodial sentence,…
HSBC whistleblower released on bail
A Spanish judge on Thursday released on bail Herve Falciani, a former HSBC computer analyst detained in Madrid at the request of Switzerland for leaking documents alleging…
HSBC whistleblower arrested in Spain
A former HSBC technology employee convicted for leaking account data that led to a tax evasion scandal has been arrested in Madrid on an arrest warrant issued by Switzerland,…
In The French Papers
France wins first gold medal at 2018 Winter Olympics
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Monday, February 12: Israel's air raid in Syria sparks fears of an all-out war with Iran. "Everyone has their finger on the trigger", warns Libération.…
Amazon strikes French deal to end tax dispute
US online shopping giant Amazon on Monday announced it had settled a major tax claim in France and agreed to report all its French income locally in future.
Davos Debate
Beyond the Paradise Papers: Can global tax avoidance be stopped? (part 2)
It costs governments $240 billion every year, but can global tax avoidance be stopped? After scandals like the Paradise Papers, why has more not been done to make the rich and…
Davos Debate
Beyond the Paradise Papers: Can global tax avoidance be stopped? (part 1)
It costs governments $240 billion every year, but can global tax avoidance be stopped? After scandals like the Paradise Papers, why has more not been done to make the rich and…
After the Paradise Papers: Can global tax evasion be stopped?
The Paradise Papers may have exposed the extent of global tax evasion, but can it be stopped? FRANCE 24's Stephen Carroll engages with top business leaders and economists at the…
Apple faces probe in France over 'planned obsolescence'
Paris prosecutors have launched a probe of US tech giant Apple over suspected “planned obsolescence” in some of its iPhone models, a judicial source told AFP on Monday.
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