'Pandora Papers' Reveal <br />How Rich and Powerful, Have Hidden Trillions.<br />The "Pandora Papers" were released <br />on Sunday.<br />The files were compiled by more <br />than 600 journalists working as part of the <br />International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.<br />The more than 12 million files reveal how hundreds of well known figures have hidden trillions of dollars worth of assets over the span of two and half decades.<br />Among the world leaders named in the papers are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<br />Among the world leaders named in the papers are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<br />The papers reveal how vast sums of wealth <br />have been accumulated through tax evasion <br />and offshore accounts.<br />Politicians — included some who have <br />close ties to those named in the files — <br />reacted to the release of the papers.<br />We welcome the Pandora Papers exposing the ill-gotten wealth of elites, accumulated through tax evasion & corruption & laundered out to <br />financial 'havens'. , Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, <br />via CBS News.<br />The UN SG's Panel FACTI calculated a staggering $7 trillion in stolen assets parked in largely offshore tax havens, Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, <br />via CBS News.<br />The new data leak must be a wake-up call. Global tax evasion fuels global inequality. , Sven Giegold, Green Party Lawmaker European Parliament, via CBS News.<br />We need to expand and sharpen the countermeasures now, Sven Giegold, Green Party Lawmaker European Parliament, via CBS News.<br />Humanity organizations also reacted <br />to the release of the files.<br />This is where our missing hospitals are. This is where the pay-packets sit of all the extra teachers and firefighters and public servants we need. , Oxfam, Statement, via CBS News.<br />Whenever a politician or business leader claims there is 'no money' to pay for climate damage and innovation, , Oxfam, Statement, via CBS News.<br />... for more and better jobs, for a fair post-COVID recovery, for more overseas aid, they know where to look, Oxfam, Statement, via CBS News
