Tag: Bill Gates

What is the EU-Catalyst partnership?

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The EU-Catalyst partnership brings together the Commission, the European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst. It was first announced at the Mission Innovation Ministerial Conference in June 2021 by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy. The partnership will mobilise up to €820 million ($1 billion) between 2022-2026 to accelerate the deployment and rapidly commercialise innovative Read more about What is the EU-Catalyst partnership?[…]

How fortunes can be easily hidden in secretive offshore shell corporations

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In 2016, the world’s largest ever data leak dubbed “The Panama Papers” exposed a scandal, uncovering a vast global network of people including celebrities and world leaders, who used offshore tax havens, anonymous transactions through intermediaries and shell corporations to hide their wealth, grow their fortunes and avoid taxes. Researchers at USC Viterbi School of Read more about How fortunes can be easily hidden in secretive offshore shell corporations[…]