U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced a $100 million settlement with Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation for breaching Iran sanctions.
Trump should reconsider his stance on the mining transparency law, which has eliminated a critical anti-corruption rule that improved transparency in the opaque natural resources sector. (FT)
Europe
A new European Parliament report lists the U.S. as a ‘leading’ financial secrecy haven. (Bloomberg)
Chatham House examines the corruption and institutional failure that still plagues Moldova 25 years after independence, and argues that only the EU can hold the government coalition accountable for reform.
Moldova’s parliament accused Russia’s intelligence service of intimidating politicians, following an investigation into …read more
Source: Kleptocracy Initiative