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Kazakhstan Appeals U.K. Court Ruling on $22 Billion of Assets

ukcouKazakhstan’s government is asking an appeals court to throw out a decision that allowed BNY Mellon to freeze about $22 billion of assets in the country’s oil fund as part of a dispute over an unpaid arbitration award.

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Restoring capitalism after the age of the oligarchs

ukparlamentEarlier this month, the UK’s parliament backed a change to legislation that would force the government to push offshore tax havens to boost transparency in an effort to tackle corruption and money laundering. Without much enthusiasm, the government has announced not to oppose a cross-party amendment, writes Bill Wirtz.

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Malaysian police found $28 million in cash, 400-plus handbags in 1MDB-linked searches

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Malaysian police said on Friday that cash worth 114 million ringgit ($28.6 million) and over 400 luxury handbags were seized from several apartments as part of an anti-graft probe into a state fund founded by former premier Najib Razak.

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Bankers May Have Moved $13 Billion Through Baltic Laundromat

moneydollBanks operating in the Baltic nation of Estonia may have laundered considerably larger sums than first thought.

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Belgian ex minister indicted in 'Kazakhgate' graft scandal

media xll 10416968Former Belgian minister Armand De Decker has been indicted for influence-peddling as part of the wide-ranging "Kazakhgate" probe into allegations of corruption linked to a trade agreement between France and Kazakhstan, a public prosecutor said Monday.

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Brother of Kazakhstan’s president sells Plaza Hotel condo

1 Central Park South 1801The 18th-floor unit has a storied history of lawsuits that broke apart a leading Kazakh family

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Trump associate received at least $21M in alleged oligarch scheme

Felix SaterA businessman whose name has resurfaced in the Trump-Russia investigation once received more than $21 million connected to an alleged money laundering scheme involving Kazakh oligarchs, according to court documents.

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Trump associate received at least $21M in alleged oligarch scheme

trump arif saterA businessman whose name has resurfaced in the Trump-Russia investigation once received more than $21 million connected to an alleged money laundering scheme involving Kazakh oligarchs, according to court documents.

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Kazakh president’s brother takes nearly $4M loss on Plaza Hotel condo

nazarbaev flagA Plaza Hotel condo owned by the brother of Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev has sold at a loss to a mystery buyer for $14 million, according to city property records.

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Improving our anti-money laundering operations will help prevent great-power war

AML infographic 2Interest is growing in illicit finance because great-power competition is playing out in boardrooms, stock markets, trade wars, and compliance departments.

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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