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
and others using nilps, so there is a history there, not surprising because they are perfect for criminals who wanted to do things like that. limited partnerships can have legitimate purposes, but to prevent money laundering, rules and the rest of the uk were tightened to make who owned them a clear, but not in northern ireland where it can still be secret. places like belfast have seen a new boom in activity. in thes. belfast st just one address that up to 100 limited partnerships registered. with no easy way of knowing who owned them or what they are doing with them. accept, sometimes when they turn up in legal cases. such is one limited partnership