Every year, more than a trillion dollars are stolen from the poorest countries on earth, washed offshore and spent in the West on high end property, luxury goods and services.
@OliverBullough on tax havens and how Britain plans to fight back:https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/business-and-finance/2018/05/how-britain-finally-fighting-back-against-dirty-money-our-tax …
oh come on @OliverBullough !"Every year, more than a trillion dollars are stolen from the poorest countries on earth" this number is not 'money stolen' and it doesn't relate to 'the poorest countries on earth'. We know its not true, so why use it?
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That's pretty mid-range as an estimate. There are other well-sourced estimates that run as high $1.6 trillion and $2.6 trillion. So what would you have me do, ignore them?
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Don't say they relate to "the Poorest Countries on Earth" people will assume thats what you mean. The estimates mainly relate to China, Russia, Mexico, India, Malaysia, Brazil, S Africa etc... why not say "major emerging economies"?
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