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What We're Learning From The Panama Papers

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A massive leak from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca of 11.5 million tax documents exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities. (Eduardo Grimaldo/AFP/Getty Images)
A massive leak from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca of 11.5 million tax documents exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities. (Eduardo Grimaldo/AFP/Getty Images)

Reporters continue to pore over the trove of documents leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The prime minister of Iceland has resigned in the wake of the revelations, which show how the law firm helped notable figures avoid taxes and sanctions.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with BBC business correspondent Jonty Bloom, whose story looks at ten things learned so far from the documents.

Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.

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This segment aired on April 7, 2016.

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