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The Economist (April 9)

2016/ 04/ 10 by jd in Global News

“Many schemes described in the Panama papers involve anonymous shell companies, whose real owners hide behind hired ‘nominees’. Such vehicles are known as the ‘getaway cars’ for tax dodgers, launderers and crooked officials. It is time to untint their windows by creating central registers of beneficial ownership that are open to tax officials, law-enforcers—and the public.”

 

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