30 Lankans in global database of secret accounts in tax havens
June 17, 2013
Nearly 30 Sri Lankan individuals and two companies have been named in a first of its kind worldwide publication of those having secret accounts in offshore jurisdictions.
The Lankan list is part of over 100,000 secret companies, trusts and funds created in 10 offshore locales such as British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands and Singapore.
The global data base was compiled by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The data are part of a cache of 2.5 million leaked offshore files ICIJ analysed with 112 journalists in 58 countries. Since April, stories have been published based on the data – the largest stockpile of inside information about the offshore system ever obtained by a media organisation.
The global data base was compiled by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The data are part of a cache of 2.5 million leaked offshore files ICIJ analysed with 112 journalists in 58 countries. Since April, stories have been published based on the data – the largest stockpile of inside information about the offshore system ever obtained by a media organisation.
