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July

n 2020, there was a global rush to secure masks to try to restrict the spread of COVID-19 – some of the results were far from satisfactory.

Importers got rich on COVID masks; the shipment’s still on the dock

When COVID-19 erupted around the world, the race was on to secure masks and gowns. Middlemen were in lucrative taxpayer deals, even one which went awry.

  • Liam Walsh and Neil Chenoweth

November 2023

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Documents show how Cyprus-based global networks shielded Russian business figures from scrutiny, including 91 who have come under sanctions.

  • Updated
Pankaj and Radhika Oswal extracted $169 million from ANZ bank in the 2016 settlement.

How ANZ helped the Oswals set up in a ‘$314m’ Swiss palace

Leaked documents reveal how much the bank paid to end its long court case with the high-profile couple, and how even the tax man was a winner.

  • Liam Walsh
  • Investigation
  • PwC
The Ukraine invasion in February 2022 triggered frantic emails for Russian clients of PwC Cyprus.

Emails show PwC helped Russians dodge sanctions

Leaked documents reveal how accounting giant PwC’s Cyprus arm scrambled to help Russian oligarchs stay ahead of sanctions in the days after the Ukraine invasion.

  • Neil Chenoweth
Cyprus Confidential is an international investigation based on 3.6 million leaked documents

What is Cyprus Confidential?

An eight-month investigation of 3.6 million leaked documents has uncovered how Cyprus offshore firms helped Russian elites hide their wealth.

  • Neil Chenoweth

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