CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 0h 52m

Stealing Africa

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Zambia's copper resources have not made the country rich. Virtually all Zambia's copper mines are owned by corporations. In the last ten years, they've extracted copper worth $29 billion but Zambia is still ranked one of the twenty poorest countries in the world. So why hasn't copper wealth reduced poverty in Zambia? Once again it comes down to the issue of tax, or in Zambia's case, tax avoidance and the use of tax havens. Tax avoidance by corporations costs poor countries and estimated $160 billion a year, almost double what they receive in international aid. That's enough to save the lives of 350,000 children aged five or under every year. For every $1 given in aid to a poor country, $10 drains out. Vital money that could help a poor country pay for healthcare, schools, pensions and infrastructure. Money that would make them less reliant on aid.

Directed byChristoffer Guldbrandsen

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
November 28, 2012
Studios
Guldbrandsen Film

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WHY POVERTY? Stealing Africa Trailer

WHY POVERTY? Stealing Africa Trailer

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Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

Christoffer Guldbrandsen

Narrator

Bernhard Elsener

Self

Ivan Glasenberg

Self

Marc Rich

Self

Eva Joly

Eva Joly

Self

Wylbur Simuusa

Self

Frederick Chiluba

Self (archives footage)

Jan Isaksen

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Written by
Niels Borchert Holm
Produced by
Henrik Veileborg

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