Let the light in Why the contents of the Pandora papers need to be revealed
Oct 08, 2021
4 minutes
By Paul Lewis
When the rich and powerful stash their money in tax havens, they’re essentially buying secrecy. Those wealthy enough to organise their financial affairs in places such as the Cayman Islands and Monaco expect to be shielded from public scrutiny.
Yet public scrutiny is precisely what awaits some of the clients of 14 offshore providers whose data is contained in the Pandora papers. Leaks such as these raise valid questions about the balance between confidentiality, privacy and the public interest.
What exactly is in the Pandora papers? Why did the Guardian decide to explore the
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