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Jordan’s recent crackdown against corruption and tax evasion has left the country’s previously untouchable business and political elite flabbergasted by the sudden raids ...

Shark Fishing’s Threat to the Mediterranean

Every morning before sunrise, the fish market in Tunisia’s coastal town of Kelibia is already bustling with customers and visitors. They wander between ...

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OCCRP Concerned by Serbian Government’s Selective Inquiry into Investigative Journalism Outlets and Civil Society Organizations

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is concerned by what appears to be a selective inquiry by Serbian authorities into several investigative journalism outlets and civil society organizations in the country.

Serbia’s Finance Ministry in Belgrade. Credit: mfin.gov.rs

The Spoils of Fishrot: Tracking the Property Holdings of Key Figures In Namibia’s Biggest Bribery Scandal

Late last year, the southern African nation of Namibia was rocked by the “Fishrot” scandal, in which officials stood accused of arranging for lucrative fishing rights to be granted to the Icelandic fishing giant Samherji.

Argentina Confronts its Multi-Billion Dollar Offshore Wealth Problem

As Argentina has been renegotiating its US$65 billion debt with foreign creditors, it is also grappling with the fact that up to six times that amount is believed to be held by its citizens and companies offshore.

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Hundreds of Millions Flow From Russian Ministry Into An Obscure Geneva Organization — And Officials’ Pockets

For years the ICDO, a decades-old international organization based in Switzerland, functioned essentially as a front for the Russian government. The organization’s lack of transparency and dependence on Moscow also gave officials an opportunity to pad their pockets.

A Fishy Business: Shifting Profits Out of Africa

An Icelandic company at the centre of a Namibian bribery scandal may have avoided paying millions in taxes by moving cash — and fish — between countries.

Cash-Strapped Jordan Targets Premium Tax Evaders

Jordan’s recent crackdown against corruption and tax evasion has left the country’s previously untouchable business and political elite flabbergasted by the sudden raids of their homes and offices.

Adding insult to injury, images and information of the raids and investigations were leaked to websites and circulated on social media to the amusement of the public.

A busy intersection in downtown Amman, Jordan’s capital and political center. (Credit: Yadid Levy / Alamy Stock Photo)

Money for Nothing: South Africa Paid a Firm $2.8M for Pretending to Manage Its Properties

Leaked emails shed new light on how an investment company at the center of South Africa’s state capture scandal earned millions of dollars by setting its sights on a lucrative public property portfolio.

How a Representative of a Top Chechen Leader ‘Solved’ Russian Business Disputes — And Walked Away With Millions

Multiple major business conflicts in Russia have been swiftly resolved after one little-known businessman got involved. His tactics included outright intimidation — and references to the powerful Chechens who stood behind him.

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Shark Fishing’s Threat to the Mediterranean

Every morning before sunrise, the fish market in Tunisia’s coastal town of Kelibia is already bustling with customers and visitors. They wander between stalls that are loaded with shrimp, shells and almost every kind of fish found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fishermen at the harbour of Kelibia. (Credit: Hemis / Alamy Stock Photo)

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