The Takedown

The Ghost Fleet


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This isn't a story about finance; it's a story about a murder. The victim was the economy of Mozambique, and the weapon was a fleet of tuna boats that never caught a single fish. We dive deep into the "Hidden Debt" scandal, exposing how a cabal of Swiss bankers, Abu Dhabi shipbuilders, and corrupt politicians used a coded email about "poultry" to siphon $2 billion into their own pockets. From the frozen boardrooms of Credit Suisse to the rusting hulls of the "Ghost Fleet" in Maputo harbor, this is the autopsy of a financial crime so audacious it pushed two million people into poverty. 

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The TakedownBy SKolavennu