United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office given extra funds to investigate Unaoil bribery claims
Nov 02, 2016 08:00 pm
The
Serious Fraud Office has been given special funding to pursue its
criminal investigation into a firm that has been implicated in an
international bribery scandal. The Treasury has awarded the extra money
for the agency’s inquiry into a Monaco-based...
Swiss
private bank EFG International’s newly acquired BSI business suffered
net new money outflows of 17.8 billion Swiss francs ($18 billion) in the
first 10 months of 2016 amid sanctions over ties to a scandal-hit
Malaysian state fund. EFG said...
Pakistan: Panama papers leaks: Pakistan court orders probe against Nawaz Sharif; Imran Khan calls off protest
Nov 02, 2016 07:00 pm
Nov 02, 2016 07:00 pm
Turning
up the heat on Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after months of
constant jibes by opposition parties, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a case into the Panama papers leaks. The Supreme Court also offered to create a...
Two
former executives of a Singapore company that supplies ships have been
extradited in a wide-spanning bribery scandal involving its CEO
nicknamed “Fat Leonard” and high-ranking US Navy officials. Former Glenn
Defense Marine Asia executives Neil Peterson and Linda Raja...
Ukraine: Survey finds Ukrainians pessimistic on economy, fight against corruption
Nov 02, 2016 06:00 pm
Nov 02, 2016 06:00 pm
A
new poll conducted in Ukraine shows a majority of the country’s
residents see little progress being made by the government on the key
issues of tackling corruption and improving the economy. The survey,
undertaken by the International Republican Institute...
Lawyers
representing South African President Jacob Zuma urged the High Court to
halt the release of a report of the nation’s graft ombudsman into
allegations that the Gupta family, who are friends with the president,
exercised undue influence over the...
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