Has France gone bankrupt?

 Posted by on 30 January 2013  11 Responses »
Jan 302013
 

The country’s employment minister has said the country is “totally bankrupt” – but later backtracked saying it was a joke. But was it really?

Nov 272012
 

Briefing by French lawyer Apoline Cagnat in Singapore. Apoline expls thts evn if Suaram’s made “illegal”, anothr relevnt NGO in Msia or evn France can become a civil plaintiff 2 #OpScorpene — Tony Pua (@tonypua) November 27, 2012

The Scorpene Papers

 Posted by on 26 June 2012  26 Responses »
Jun 262012
 

These are selected leaked documents from the Directorate-General of the French National Police and the Judicial Police Directorate’s anti-organised and financial crimes unit.

Dirty money in disguise

 Posted by on 21 June 2012  5 Responses »
Jun 212012
 

How do banks handle the trail of dirty money by corrupt politicians and businessmen? Do they bother to look behind the veil of shell companies, proxies, ‘commissions’ and off-shore tax havens?