Corruption and Money laundering - Freedom for Eurasia

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The countries of Central Asia and other members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a tool to circumvent sanctions against the Russian Federation, its legal entities and individuals Freedom for Eurasia January 2023 After the beginning of the large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation (RF) against…

RECENT REFORMS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO TACKLE KLEPTOCRACY, NEW REPORT EXAMINING COMPLEX WEB OF KAZAKHSTAN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP SAYS

News Release 29-Mar-2022 Reports and Proceedings University of Exeter Experts have criticised inadequate legislation, failures by the National Crime Agency, and “flawed” legal judgements which led to the dismissal of a high-profile case against the relatives of Kazakhstan’s autocratic first president. The National Crime…

dariga nazarbayeva, daighter of former president of kazakhstan nursultan nazarbayev has put her mansion on Denewood road in london out for sale for $11.8 mln.

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UK Targeted anti-corruption sanctions in relation to Kazakhstan

Liz Truss Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH 3rd February 2022 Dear Secretary of State Targeted anti-corruption sanctions in relation to Kazakhstan We are writing to urge you to impose urgent targeted sanctions under the UK’s Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime in relation to Kazakhstan. It is…

Взять ипотеку и не протянуть ноги.

Жилье в Кыргызстане можно сделать доступным За годы независимости Кыргызстана жилищный фонд республики практически не пополнялся строительством многоквартирных домов эконом-класса. Между тем, население росло и продолжает расти. Уже появилось несколько поколений кыргызстанцев, у которых собственной крыши над головой никогда не было. Официальной статистики по количеству граждан Киргизии, не имеющих постоянного жилья, нет. Но с уверенностью…

Bad Connection: Corruption in Kazakhtelecoms

Kazakhstan stands as one of the strongest examples of a modern kleptocracy, because for the last thirty years the political economy of Kazakhstan has been dominated by an elite coterie of state officials who have used their power to capture the country’s resources. Much of this wealth has been transferred out of the country: the…

WHY WON’T SWEDEN PUNISH SWEDES FOR BRIBING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS? UPDATE

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Richard Messick Last week a Swedish appellate court issued an opinion confirming the anticorruption community’s worst fear. The decision stems from a 2017 U.S. prosecution of Swedish telecommunications giant Telia for bribing the Uzbekistan president’s daughter. The evidence showed Telia’s then CEO and two other executives countenanced the bribery, and Swedish prosecutors promptly charged…

Нам любые дороги дороги. Как в Киргизии зарабатывают на асфальте, будке для инженера и китайцах

Иллюстрация: Строительство туннеля на альтернативной трассе Север – Юг. Фото с сайта Gov.kg Представленная в 2013 году главой Китая Си Цзин Пинем инициатива «Один пояс – один путь» вряд ли подразумевалась как кормушка центральноазиатских клептократов и коррупционеров. Однако устоять перед соблазном поиграть с многомиллионными инфраструктурными контрактами и кредитами киргизские чиновники не смогли. В редакции «Ферганы»…