Nick Shaxson ■ Quote of the day – London and money laundering

Quote of the day – London and money laundering

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30 May 2016

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From London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan:

“I have got nothing against luxury properties being built in London. What we can’t have is London being the world’s capital for money laundering.”

Ten years ago, who could have predicted this kind of comment?

See more here. Just for instance.

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Nick Shaxson

Nicholas Shaxson is a journalist and writer on the staff of Tax Justice Network. He is author of the book Poisoned Wells about the oil industry in Africa, published in 2007, and the more recent Treasure Islands: Tax havens and the Men who Stole the World, published by Random House in January 2011. He lives in Berlin.

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