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Explainer: What are The Cyprus Papers?

Al Jazeera · James Kleinfeld and Al Jazeera Investigative Unit · News · 23 Aug 2020 · Cyprus

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Al Jazeera explainer (23 Aug 2020) on the Cyprus Papers leak: more than 1,400 approved applications 2017-2019, nearly 2,500 individuals, 70+ countries, top nationalities Russia (1,000), China (500), Ukraine (100); minimum investment EUR 2.15m; 174 visa-free destinations; February 2019 rule changes and July 2020 deprivation law (already events from primary sources); the leak's publication is already an event (from cyp-aljazeera-cyprus-papers-2020). All numbers now extracted.

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Investmentminimum investment (as reported by Al Jazeera)EUR 2,150,000Date not stated · Al Jazeera 2020Cyprus · Citizenship by investment programme

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What it covers Scope of the leak: 1,400+ approved applications filed 2017-2019, nearly 2,500 individuals incl. family, 70+ countries; Russia 1,000, China 500, Ukraine 100 applicants.

Notes Nationality counts refer only to the leaked files, not the whole programme. Not stored.

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