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Oil, Gas & Mining, Climate breakdownIs this what a ‘Golden Taxpayer’ looks like? Indonesian coal company and its investors feel the heat
What connects an Indonesian coal company, an offshore network that could have helped it to avoid or minimise tax, and one of the UK’s biggest banks?
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Anonymous CompaniesOffshore freeholders use “legalised extortion” against UK homeowners
New analysis shows how tens of thousands of leaseholders are at the mercy of unscrupulous freeholders who hide behind anonymous companies
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Environmental ActivistsJournalism: a battleground for the environment that is just the tip of the iceberg
Today, reporting on the environment is almost as dangerous as reporting on war. That is the sad conclusion of a new report which found that at least 13 journalists have died investigating environmental destruction over the past decade.
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Oil, Gas & MiningIMF must secure Congo-Brazzaville transparency actions before it unlocks cash
After almost two decades of broken promises, IMF must secure Congo oil sector transparency actions before any new bailout.
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Anonymous CompaniesThe US makes progress towards putting an end to anonymously-owned shell companies
After years campaigning to put an end to anonymously-owned companies in the US, a corporate transparency bill seeking to achieve this has finally made it through Committee in the House of Representatives.
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