GIBRALTAR FEATURE MONEY LAUNDERING
March 1st, 2005
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE HOT topic in Gibraltar's financial circles at present is Spain's accusation that the Rock's authorities have not been co-operating in the fight against money laundering. This is not an unfamiliar charge in the perpetual diplomatic row between Madrid and the British territory, but the latest airing of it has gained extra bite because of the enormous scale of the alleged crime, according to local newspaper reports, to run up to Euro 600 million and maybe more.The trigger is the Marbella case, taking its name from Spain's lush coastal resort ...
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