FIMACO

Article summary

Financial Management Company Limited (FIMACO or FIMAKO) was a Jersey company founded in 1990. The company was involved in a series of scandals related to the IMF loan funds, operations on the Russian debt market, and the issue of obtaining commission income from operations with the state currency reserve. The company has also been the subject of analysis as part of investigations into the fate of party financial resources of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1991-08-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1999-04-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991-08-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1999-04-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371507417