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World Service,12 Apr 2016,49 mins
Panama Papers: The British Virgin Islands Under Pressure
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The British Virgin Islands, the top tax haven identified in the Panama Papers, says it will share information with the British government about who owns off-shore companies registered on the islands. Michelle Fleury reports from the capital, Tortola. Tata Steel sells its Long Products Europe business to Greybull Capital for just under $1.50. Thousands of jobs are saved. Facebook's annual developer conference - F8 - is about to start in San Francisco. We discuss these topics and more with our guests, Jason Abbruzzese from Mashable in New York and Simon Long, columnist for The Economist in Singapore. (Photo: Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Credit:AP/Todd VanSickle.)
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