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Europe's money-laundering machine: still spinning

dirtymoneyWhen the first flames of the Arab Spring began to burn, a Tunisia suffering from decades of mismanagement, inequality and abuse broke free from under the long reign of Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali.

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Transparency International report shows telecom companies can do much more to prevent corruption

telecomcReport shows weak disclosure on corporate holdings and country-by-country reporting, disclosure of programmes to prevent corruption scores better

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Malaysia’s scandalous first family: After Najib’s RM2.6 bil ‘Donation’, in-low shocks with hermes bags ‘Hijacking’

najibMalaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak must be super proud of his family, for the wrong reason. Najib himself is easily the most controversial prime minister the country has ever produced.

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Kazakh Leader Names Daughter to Cabinet With Succession in Focus

dar nazKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev named his eldest daughter Dariga deputy prime minister as officials jostle to position themselves for a potential battle to succeed the longest serving ex-Soviet leader.

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Massive Kazakh Corruption Case Targets 21 Former Officials.

serikFormer Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov is at the center of Kazakhstan’s still-expanding Karaganda corruption scandal.

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Can Kazakhstan Learn to Fight Corruption from China?

tengekazakhAstana has big economic dreams and hopes to follow China’s example in combating corruption. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is in China until September 3, meeting with Chinese leaders, settling deals and joining the more than 30 heads of state attending China’s military parade commemorating the end of World War II in Asia.

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How did London become ground zero for the global plutocracy?

baker street signThe opening of Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet finds Afghanistan veteran Dr John Watson pondering his future. Inevitably, he finds himself in London, “that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drawn”.

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Kazakhstan and Shady London Real Estate Deals

aliyevrAn investigation by money-trail watchdog Global Witness has concluded that Rakhat Aliyev and his son Nurali are closely linked to shady real estate deals in London. According to the report Mystery on Baker Street, out on July 22, the deals involved properties worth £147 million ($229 million).

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EXPO in Kazakhstan Becomes Corruption Show

An event meant to showcase Kazakhstan’s progress shows its dark side. One sunny afternoon in early June in Astana a bureaucrat is fired. When a bureaucrat is not transferred to another position, he must have done something wrong. In what seemed an emergency move, the chairman of the National Company Astana EXPO 2017 Talgat Yermegiyayev was removed, replaced on June 11 by the current mayor of Astana, Adilbek Dzhaksybekov.

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Blair has used his political nous to pocket millions

blairtOn January 26, 2009, Tony Blair arrived in the Gulf state of Kuwait in his capacity as representative of the "Quartet", for talks with the Emir, Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the Palestine question.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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