Mauritius
Port Louis becomes back office for ex-Wall Street gurus touting miracle Forex returns

Russian financier Alex Gerchik.
Russian financier Alex Gerchik. © Alex Gerchik/Facebook
The Russian financier Alex Gerchik, ex-trader and briefly a reality TV star, has set up a subsidiary in Mauritius for his online trading platform. Companies of this type have mushroomed in the island's offshore hub as well in the Seychelles. [...]
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