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The UK Government published the outcome of its year-long integrated review (IR) of foreign policy, defence, security and international development in March... 23.10.2021, Sputnik International

Binance crackdown: regulators tussle with ‘wild west’ of crypto The digital currency exchange has grown at extraordinary speed into a leading player in the industry. But it is now attracting scrutiny from global watchdogs. The wealth of Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao was valued by Forbes at almost $US2 billion when bitcoin was on the ascent in March.  Photo: Bloomberg Jul 4, 2021 – 2.29pm Save Share Changpeng Zhao’s company Binance is everywhere and yet based now...

The UK last hosted the G7 in 2013 but progress on David Cameron’s grand plans has been woeful

Financing terrorism gets more sophisticated, endangers remittances for ordinary Syrians October 22, 2020 Employees of a currency exchange counter count banknotes at a market street in the northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli, 2/5/2018 (AFP).  AMMAN – On September 29, 2020, the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor Office (PNAT) launched a countrywide search mission that led to the arrest of 29 individuals on suspicions of contributing to a network that financially supports terrorism in S...

Turning the Tide on Dirty Money Why the World’s Democracies Need a Global Kleptocracy Initiative February 26, 2021, 1:40 pm Getty/Tarik Kizilkaya Sam Hananel Preface Transparency and honest government are the lifeblood of democracy. Trust in democratic institutions depends on the integrity of public servants, who are expected to put the common good before their own interests and faithfully observe the law. When officials violate that duty, democracy is at risk. No country is immune to cor...

China and the UK test HSBCs divided loyalties in Hong Kong Quartz 2/22/2021 © Provided by Quartz When Ted Hui arrived in the UK last December after fleeing Hong Kong, he had a rude shock: not only was his HSBC bank account frozen, but his bank balance was at zero. The opposition lawmaker couldn’t transfer money, nor take out cash from an ATM. Accounts belonging to his wife and parents, who also left for the UK, were frozen, too. A key figure in Hong Kong’s democracy movement who took on...

BBC News By Gordon Corera image copyrightGetty Images Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the UK and should be seen as a national security issue, says think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). The scale of credit card, identity and cyber-fraud makes it the most prevalent crime, costing up to £190bn a year. UK intelligence agencies should play a greater role in responding, the RUSI argues in a report. Policing should be better resourced, working more closely with the private sect...

Here’s what is changing after the FinCEN Files shook the world of banking After ICIJ and BuzzFeed News published a joint investigation, officials across the globe began to take action to thwart criminals and illicit financial activity. December 17, 2020 The Office of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCen, a department within the United States Treasury, is seen in Vienna, Virginia Exposing a torrent of dirty money that the world’s most powerful banks tra...