Review of Shaxon's "Treasure Islands" and "Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer – and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class" by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson
According to the Russian Embassy in Cyprus, via Kathimerini: In the last five years alone, the Russian economy has seen Cypriot investments of over $52 billion, of which $41.7 billion was invested in the 2007-10 period, or 2.7 times more than German investments in Russia in the same period.
illicit financial flows - "All that is required is a willing buyer and a willing seller agreeing to the mispricing arrangement, usually verbally, whether in arms length or related party transactions."
This section will tell you about some of the practical issues which you will need to consider after you have started working in the UK. To work legally you need the correct type of visa, and you need to be paying taxes on your income.