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The Cyprus Confidential investigation by Le Monde and its partners, based on leaks, sheds light on how the island's economic model was allowed abuses, despite warnings from anti-fraud watchdogs.</p> </a> <p class="meta__publisher meta--page"> <span class="meta__date">Published on November 14, 2023, at 5:01 pm (Paris), updated on November 15, 2023, at 11:58 am</span> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/abdelhak-el-idrissi/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page"> Abdelhak El Idrissi</span> </a> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/anne-michel/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page">Anne Michel</span> </a> </p> </section> </div> <div class="thread"> <section class="teaser teaser--inline-picture "> <figure class="teaser__figure teaser__figure--page"> <picture class="teaser__picture teaser__picture--3-2"> <source data-srcset="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/09/19/0/0/4999/3333/780/520/60/0/7d1c840_1695134491696-000-337b9bb.jpg" 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The adjustments primarily cover arrangements that occurred between 2017 and 2019.</p> </a> <p class="meta__publisher meta--page"> <span class="meta__date">Published on May 16, 2023, at 4:21 pm (Paris)</span> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/anne-michel/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page">Anne Michel</span> </a> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/jeremie-baruch/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page">Jérémie Baruch</span> </a> </p> </section> </div> <div class="thread"> <section class="teaser teaser--inline-picture "> <figure class="teaser__figure teaser__figure--page"> <picture class="teaser__picture teaser__picture--3-2"> <source data-srcset="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/05/11/0/0/4169/2779/780/520/60/0/2a85398_1683815444647-098733.jpg" media="(min-width: 576px)"> <img class="teaser__media" width="110" height="74" data-src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/05/11/0/0/4169/2779/110/73/60/0/2a85398_1683815444647-098733.jpg" alt=""> 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This is 'frustrating', say French sources, who fear having to 'start from scratch.'</p> </a> <p class="meta__publisher meta--page"> <span class="meta__date">Published on January 21, 2023, at 2:00 pm (Paris), updated on July 3, 2023, at 3:55 pm</span> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/anne-michel/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page">Anne Michel</span> </a> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/abdelhak-el-idrissi/"> <span class="meta__author meta__author--page"> Abdelhak El Idrissi</span> </a> </p> </section> </div> <div class="thread"> <section class="teaser teaser--inline-picture "> <figure class="teaser__figure teaser__figure--page"> <picture class="teaser__picture teaser__picture--3-2"> <source data-srcset="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/01/18/0/0/3000/2000/780/520/60/0/2e2ab43_1674035210333-final-illu-benali-luciew.jpg" media="(min-width: 576px)"> <img class="teaser__media" width="110" height="74" 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