John Christensen ■ French activists occupy BNP Paribas to protest against offshore secrecy jurisdictions

French activists occupy BNP Paribas to protest against offshore secrecy jurisdictions

John Christensen

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17 November 2016

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French activists occupy a branch of BNP Paribas to protest against that bank’s deep engagement in offshore secrecy jurisdictions. Despite fine rhetoric, French President François Hollande has done little to rein in the use of offshore secrecy jurisdictions by French elites and businesses.

As has happened elsewhere in 2016, next year’s elections could well see a fierce reaction against this inaction by the Establishment.

In French, but nonetheless easy to understand what’s going on.

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John Christensen

Trained as a forensic auditor and economist, John has worked in many countries around the world, including a period of working in offshore financial services with Touche Ross & Co. For 11 years he was economic adviser to the government of the British Channel Island of Jersey.In 2003 he became what the Guardian has described as “the unlikely figurehead of a worldwide campaign against tax avoidance.” His research on offshore finance has been widely published in books and academic journals, and John has taken part in many films, television documentaries and radio programmes.John can be contacted on +44 (0) 7979 868302.

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