Latest global tax evasion report highlights positive changes, setbacks and unaddressed issues
Based on unprecedented international collaboration involving more than 100
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 7, 2023 14:50
Shakira charged with tax crimes, again
Columbian pop star Shakira, already implicated in a tax
Alice Taylor
October 1, 2023 18:11
Malta a ‘haven’ for financial crime as state, police and judiciary ‘vulnerable’
Malta is a destination and transit country for human
Sean Montebello
September 27, 2023 16:26
‘I regret having a company in Malta’ – Swedish author acquitted of tax evasion
Acclaimed Swedish mystery and thriller writer Håkan Nesser says
The Shift Team
May 26, 2023 14:01
Italian court seizes €3 million in suspected mafia assets of Malta-linked company
An Italian court has ordered the seizure of around
Sean Montebello
May 20, 2023 17:26
Paradise Papers land famed Swedish author in court for Malta tax evasion
Famed Swedish mystery and thriller author Håkan Nesser is
The Shift Team
May 2, 2023 15:43
Status unknown: Rosianne Cutajar tax probe ‘covered by official secrecy’
Commissioner for Revenue Joseph Caruana said the current status
Sean Montebello
April 10, 2023 18:09
‘No documents’: Tax Commissioner mum on lack of action on PM’s Zejtun property
The Shift has confirmed that the documentation showing the
Caroline Muscat
April 2, 2023 08:36
Shakira’s income managed by legally compliant Maltese company – lawyers
The lawyers of superstar Colombian singer Shakira have argued
The Shift Team
November 25, 2022 14:29
Belgian finance minister pledges crackdown on Malta yacht tax loophole
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister tasked with
David Lindsay
October 21, 2022 16:10
Shakira’s tax evasion in Malta: Spanish prosecutors demand jail time, €24m fine
Spanish prosecutors are asking the Barcelona courts to sentence
The Shift Team
September 29, 2022 10:54
Tax havens: Maltese FDI raises ‘dirty money’ influx concerns in South Korea
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through money flows from Malta-based
The Shift Team
August 19, 2022 16:20
How Shakira used Malta companies to avoid high-tax jurisdictions
Colombian singer Shakira is facing six charges linked to
The Shift Team
August 13, 2022 06:56
State agencies continue to conceal information about Robert Abela’s Zejtun house
The Planning Authority has refused to release any details
The Shift Team
May 21, 2022 06:00
Freedom of Information request on prime minister’s Zejtun property denied
Commissioner for Inland Revenue Joseph Caruana has shot down
Caroline Muscat
April 22, 2022 17:11
Taxes: two weights, two measures
With a general election looming, the government has yet
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 8, 2022 06:10
Wrecking the PN’s chances
If the PN continues to ignore Bernard Grech’s weak
Blanche Gatt
November 16, 2021 07:57
Pandora Papers: Revelations should be ‘wake up call’ in global battle against tax evasion, MEP says
The largest-ever leak of offshore data, the Pandora Papers
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 4, 2021 17:00
Expanded list of Maltese PEPs extends scrutiny to much larger pool of connections
The conduct of the personal financial affairs of many
The Shift Team
July 19, 2021 15:22
With a straight face, Malta signs 87-point UN pledge to end impunity, protect journalists and prosecute corrupt politicians
The Maltese government has signed a United Nations declaration
Alice Taylor
June 4, 2021 14:45
‘Slow progress’ on reforms to tackle money laundering and corruption
The European Commission has expressed concern over Malta’s ‘attractiveness’
The Shift Team
May 24, 2020 19:30
2019: The Shift’s investigation highlights
2019 was another significant year of investigative work for
Joanna Demarco
December 29, 2019 16:28
MEPs vote for change in ‘tax haven’ Malta, phasing out of cash for passports
The European Parliament voted in favour of measures proposed
The Shift Team
March 26, 2019 14:36
‘Strong support’ at European Parliament for phasing out cash-for-passport schemes
EU lawmakers have strongly recommended the phasing out of
The Shift Team
February 28, 2019 10:55
Is this the future of Malta?
“We used to have picnics here,” the old man
Ryan Murdock
February 25, 2019 09:31
Yorgen Fenech named as owner of gaming company involved in ‘criminal network’
Yorgen Fenech, owner of 17 Black, has been accused
The Shift Team
February 14, 2019 13:28
We don’t need no due diligence 
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) chief Joseph Cuschieri
December 21, 2018 17:36
NAO report on Voluntary Organisations highlights significant risks of money laundering
The Office of the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations (OCVO)
Alice Taylor
December 11, 2018 12:27
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca employees indicted by US authorities
Four men have been indicted in connection with their
Andre Delicata
December 5, 2018 14:37
‘Steer clear of Malta’ investors told at international conference on financial crime
Strong collaboration between countries was closing the net on
Andre Delicata
November 19, 2018 19:19

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