medicines are in desperately short supply. the government has run out of hard currency to pay for imports. now on bbc news: from russia with blood. money is just like clothes. the dirtier it gets, the more it needs washing. and there s a lot of dirty money in the world. an estimated two trillion in us dollars gets washed each year. but money laundering is no domestic chore. it s the economic engine of terrorism. ..the drugs trade. ..dictatorship. .. ..and war. and where do international criminals go when they need reporter: kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war. l and where do international criminals go when they need their money cleaned 7 in recent years, it s often been northern ireland. it s thanks to secret little northern ireland companies that allow criminals across the world to make a clean killing. they re called northern ireland limited partnerships nilps. they can be set up in secret and in seconds from anywhere in the world. peter geoghegan runs investigative j
being given a platform in the media. those are your latest headlines. now on bbc news, from russia with blood. are legal loopholes allowing russian criminals to launder dirty money? jim fitzpatrick follows the cash. money isjust like money is just like clothes. the dirtier it gets, the more it needs washing. and, there is a lot of dirty money in the world. an estimated 2 trillion in us dollars gets washed each year. but, money laundering is no domestic chore. it is the economic engine of terrorism and drugs trade. , dictatorship and drugs trade. , dictatorship and war. , , and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war. - pressure of the war. and where do international criminals go when the need the money cleaned? recently, it has often been at northern ireland. it is thanks to a secret little northern ireland companies that allow criminals acros
developers building apartments on the adriatic coast, in this small balkan country. but montenegro, populationjust 700,000, is a surprising place. it is a member of nato, but has strong political ties to russia. it s not in the eu, but it wants in, and uses the euro as currency. and it s laundered euro, 275,000, that bought one apartment from irish property developers here, that is the focus as i follow the sergei magnitsky blood money trail. i want to find out more about celtic properties d00. and i also want to find out who is behind the purchase of apartmentj6a. is it russian money? jovo. jim. good to see you, thanks
a montenegrin property development company with irish owners. it is surprising to find irish developers building apartments on the adriatic coast, in this small balkan country. but montenegro, population just country. but montenegro, populationjust 700,000, is country. but montenegro, population just 700,000, is a surprising place. it is a member of nato, but has strong political ties to russia. it is not in the eu, that it wants in, and uses the euro as currency. and it has laundered euro tingled at 275,000, that brought one apartment from irish property developers here. that is the focus as i followed the sergei magnitsky blood money trail. i want to find out more about celtic properties doo. and i also want to find out who is behind the properties purchase of apartment] 64. is it russian apartmentj 64. is it russian