Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Dec. 15, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Banks European Union EU agrees on new ground-breaking rules to end anonymous companies, but falls short on trusts Today the EU agreed on new rules to reveal the true owners of EU companies and trusts connected to the EU, through changes to the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive Press release | Dec. 11, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Anonymous Companies UK’s Anti-Corruption Strategy - Global Witness response Today Theresa May announced a long overdue UK anti-corruption strategy promised as one of the commitments that came out of the government’s May 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit. Read why we don't think it goes far enough Press release | Nov. 17, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Anonymous Companies Donald Trump made millions from selling his name to a Panama development used to launder drug money – Global Witness investigation Our investigation, "Narco-a-Lago: Money Laundering at the Trump Ocean Club, Panama" provides powerful evidence that profits from Colombian cartels’ narcotics trafficking were laundered through the Trump Ocean Club. Press release | Nov. 14, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Global Witness comments on UK Parliament’s emergency debate on the Paradise Papers How many more leaks, exposés and scandals in the UK’s tax havens does this government need to see before it takes action? Press release | Nov. 6, 2017 Anonymous Companies Paradise Papers expose ‘flight’ risks posed by anonymous companies and private U.S. aircraft Documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists show that an American bank – the Bank of Utah – helped Russia’s richest oligarch Leonid Mikhelson, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, secretly register a private jet in the US. Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Banks Corruption & Money Laundering PARADISE PAPERS: Global Witness Statement on Wilbur Ross, Offshore Secrecy and Beneficial Ownership Transparency Global Witness Statement on Paradise Papers Wilbur Ross and Offshore Secrecy Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering European Union Paradise Papers pile pressure on EU anti-money laundering negotiations ICIJ's 'Paradise Papers' leak piles huge pressure on the EU to finally crack down on corporate secrecy, corruption and money laundering ahead of crucial negotiations in Brussels next week. Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Paradise Papers: UK government complicit in global secrecy scandal unless it tackles role of white-collar professionals and tax havens The Paradise Papers have exposed how some of the world’s most prominent public figures, including The Queen and a key Trump associate, are involved in a global secrecy scandal of offshore accounts and hidden financial dealings. Press release | Oct. 30, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Anonymous Companies Manafort charges are a clarion call to UK government to fulfil its pledge to tackle dirty money in the UK property market Two years ago the UK government pledged to act. Two years is too long. Press release | Aug. 23, 2017 Anonymous Companies US Treasury extends order to tackle abuse of high-end real estate by money launderers in seven hotspot markets US Treasury extends order aimed at cracking down on bad actors laundering money through high-end US real estate, which could also target potentially illicit money coming from countries under US sanctions, such as Russia and North Korea. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10