The US administration has announced about an introduction of a series of measures and legislative initiatives aimed at combating money laundering and tax evasion, reports RIA Novosti. As it the White House announced, "the offshore scandal" brought the fight against illegal financial activities to the center of attention of the USA and many other countries. In this regard, the addition to the American law on banking secrecy obliges the financial institutions to verify information about their beneficiaries.

At the same time, another bill is mailed to Congress that obliges the companies to disclose information about the owners. Also, the US Treasury proposed to introduce a norm that envisages the closure of " loopholes " in the US law which had previously allowed foreigners to hide behind anonymous companies . In addition , the White House has once again called on Congress to pass a number of agreements with foreign partners in the area of taxation . As reported, the US Justice Department in late April launched an investigation of the Panamanian documents case.