Apr 02 2021
Facing a key party congress, top officials in Namibia’s ruling party allegedly skimmed money from a lucrative fishing deal to buy votes for President Hage Geingob. Top Namibian officials allegedly used a secret company to siphon millions of dollars from a state-backed fishing deal. Court documents obtained by reporters describe how the officials then funneled …
Mar 30 2021
Image: Mike Coppola / Getty The Angolan billionaire’s company had “no intention” to carry out economic activity in Malta, the island nation’s authorities said. Malta is reportedly demanding payment of more than $275,000 total in taxes and fines from a telecom consultancy firm owned by Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos after rejecting its call for …
Mar 25 2021
Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, a Turkish tycoon now on the run over a half-billion-dollar fraud scheme involving members of fundamentalist Mormon sect, hosted influential Americans on a backchannel trip to Turkey to free jailed American pastor Andrew Brunson. Trump backer Tommy Hicks Jr. and former C.I.A. Director James Woolsey flew to Turkey in September 2018 to …
Mar 24 2021
Prosecutors in Malta charged on Saturday former top government official Keith Schembri, his father and nine business associates with money laundering and fraud. Schembri was accused years ago by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of corruption.Schembri, who served as former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s chief of staff, and the others were charged with money laundering, …
Mar 08 2021
Image: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images An investment scheme involving tycoon Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais exposed in ICIJ’s Paradise Papers investigation bore “obvious” risks of possible corruption, a Jersey court finds. A court in the Channel Islands has fined a team of accountants and economists who for years ignored “obvious” risks of possible corruption and …
May 21 2015
On the 19th May, was held in Bucharest a conference about Romania’s energy strategy and the energy status in 2015. During the event were discussed the 2015-2035 Romania’s Energy Strategy, the energy security in geostrategic context and the European Union. There were also debated topics like the energy mix of Romania at the present and future, alternative …
Dec 01 2014
The 5th edition of Romania Financial Forum conference will be held on the 5th December in Bucharest and will be attended by the most important representatives of the field. It will be debated topics related to the romanian economy like: the balance of 2014 and outlooks for 2015, CAS reduced by 5%, inflation, interest rates …
Sep 30 2014
On the 30th September, there will be organized the 12th edition of “Media Fax Talks About Energy” conference. There will be many professional speakers from the field, wich whill discuss topics like: news in the draft of Romania’s Energy Strategy, the way that the Romanian Energy System is affected by the Russian decisions, the energy …
May 25 2014
On the 30th May, there will be organized the 11th edition of “Media Fax About Energy” conference. During the conference will be debated the most pressing issues principles of the new Energy Strategy of Romania and the reason for the request for US support and developing Romania’s present and future prospects regarding the mix energy, …
Mar 31 2014
The Ministry of European Funds organized a conference about European Funds, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest. Alongside EU Funds Minister, representatives of the management sector, bankers and consultants, the conference gathered the most important team debate on European Funds. It was discussed the overall situation of Romania’s European Funds absorbtion, the directions that the …