‘Pandora Papers’ Show London Is a Key Hub for Tax Avoidance

‘Pandora Papers’ Show London Is a Key Hub for Tax Avoidance
An exterior view of 56-60 Conduit Street, the property is linked to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a new report dubbed the Pandora Papers, is shown in the Mayfair district of London, on Oct. 4, 2021. Matt Dunham/AP Photo
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LONDON—Transparency advocates are calling on Britain to tighten the country’s defenses against money laundering and tax avoidance after a massive leak of financial data showed how London is a key destination of choice for some of the world’s richest and most powerful people to conceal their cash.

The cache of almost 12 million files shows how wealthy people around the world reportedly set up offshore companies to buy the property and avoid taxes.