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Taiwan probes leading bank linked to Panama Papers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan is investigating a bank linked to the so-called Panama Papers scandal, in the wake of a $180 million fine levied by US authorities for “flagrant disregard” of anti-money laundering laws. American regulators last week said Taiwan’s Mega International Commercial Bank showed indifference towards transactions carried out through Panama, which it calls a “high-risk jurisdiction for money-laundering”. The US Department of Financial Services (DFS) said it had identified “suspicious transactions” between […]