The EU’s New Action Plan to Fight Money Laundering
European Parliament on Tuesday adopted drastic new measures to tackle financial crime, including setting up an anti-money...
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Nordea Bank
In Troika’s Wake, Some Action, Some Waffling
A week after the publishing of the Troika Laundromat investigation sent shockwaves through Europe, implicating major Western...
Troika Laundromat Fallout Hits Austrian Banks
Russia’s expanding money laundering scandal spread to Austria on Tuesday, as the fallout from the Troika Laundromat echoed...
Kremlin Critic Accuses Nordea Bank of Money Laundering
A Kremlin critic filed a criminal complaint last week urging Swedish authorities to investigate hundreds of accounts with a...
US Asks Sweden to Freeze Assets Linked to Uzbek President’s Daughter
The United States Department of Justice has asked Swedish authorities to freeze US$ 30.4 million in assets controlled by...
Swedish Telecom Took Shortcut in Central Asia
When Swedish telecom giant TeliaSonera announced its expansion into Uzbekistan in 2007, the company seemed poised for...