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On 25 February 2023, the EU marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by announcing its tenth package of sanctions against Russia. The new package added some … read more
Uncertainty seems to be the only predictable outcome of the April 2023 parliamentary election Bulgaria is a country without a parliament. The legislature has been dissolved in January 2023, when … read more
In an attempt to improve the integrity, stability and sustainability of the European financial markets, legislators are storming ahead with regular revisions of the European Union’s (EU) anti-money laundering (AML) … read more
Scandal engulfed one of India’s largest conglomerates at the end of January, when a report by a US-based short seller alleged massive corporate fraud. As well as sending shares in … read more
Due diligence investigators often rely on information available online to make an assessment of their target’s reputation. This means that the ability to distinguish between authentic and inauthentic sources is … read more
Environmental crime is one of the largest criminal activity sectors in the world. There are many kinds of environmental crimes, including illegal emissions into the air, discharge of substances into … read more
According to recent estimates, cryptocurrency-based crime reached a new all-time high in 2021, with 14 billion dollars of stolen funds, compared to 7.8 billion dollars in 2020. One of the … read more
Whilst the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) directive has been in existence since 1991, the framework has continued to evolve over the past 30 years. The European Commission has implemented the Financial … read more