Elvira Kudryashova – businesswoman, toy merchant, and professional money launderer – has had a harder life than most of us will ever know. She was forced to flee her native Kazakhstan…
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has great intentions to transform the country into a modern state with the balance of power redistributed between the executive, legislative and judiciary government bodies. His…
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Illegal investment alerts Indonesia’s antimoney laundering enforcement
by Leon Hussainby Leon HussainForeign investors in Indonesia should be aware of uncertainty in regulations governing Indonesia’s financial services regime and its record in enforcing money laundering prosecutions. Indonesian authorities recently use money laundering…
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Africa Investment Forum: Green jobs can help shift the climate of gender equality for African women
by Julien Rayby Julien RayThe Africa Investment Forum(link is external) has a strong track record of supporting the success of women business owners and entrepreneurs. Less well-known is that the Africa Investment Forum, an initiative…
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Bahrain attracts $72.7m worth of investment in financial services
The financial services investments are expected to generate over 840 jobs over the next three years The Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), supported by Team Bahrain has attracted $72.7m…
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Kazakhstan attracts major investment from global funds and international businesses
International investors Franklin Templeton, VPE Capital and Vedra Partners are among a growing number of firms targeting Kazakhstan, according to a major new report. Economic and political reforms are helping transform sentiment…
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