Read the full newsletter here. During the first half of 2021 we realised a record number of 17 publications, many of which drew widespread attention. I ask your special attention to the ones resulting from our international collaborations with Le Monde (FR), Knack (BE), VRT (BE), Die Zeit (DE) and The BMJ (UK). Two of …
Dozens of large arms manufacturers use the county as a conduit for financing their sales deals. The Netherlands plays an important role as a financial hub in the international arms trade. The Investigative Desk took a closer look at the fifty largest arms manufacturers in the world, looking for fiscal constructions and money flows to …
The COVID-19 crisis gave a huge boost to remote working. Microsoft is profiting handsomely from this development. The use of the company’s software provides Microsoft with enormous amounts of data and opens the door to productivity measurements that leave little room for privacy on the work floor. At the start of their working week, users …
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The Brazilian tax authorities are demanding more than 2 billion euros from Unilever in connection with a restructuring of the food group in 2001. The total claim has now risen to 2.9 billion euros. It concerns various tax matters in Brazil, according to the annual report about 2020. The Brazilian tax authorities ruled in 2004 …
Two prominent oligarchs have become victims of Russia’s termination of the tax treaty with the Netherlands, according to research by The Investigative Desk. The journalistic collective investigated the Dutch activities of the 25 largest privately-owned Russian companies. Three of these companies – owned by two oligarchs – appear to use the Netherlands as a transit …
Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with covid-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry are revealed. By Ties Keyzer and Stéphane Horel In the early days of the pandemic, media outlets around the world reported that smokers seemed to be under-represented among patients seriously ill with covid-19 …
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