Section: Hetq (Armenia)
Ukraine: Prostitution Ring Uncovered
Ukranian authorities arrested two female ringleaders of a sex trafficking network that was sending young women to Turkey. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko Tied to Airline that Helped Yanukoych Cronies Flee
A secretive VIP jet charter business that may have helped officials flee Ukraine as the government of Viktor Yanukovych collapsed appears closely linked to the business empire of current Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Lithuania: Embezzled US$ 30 Million Found on Bank Account linked to Ukrainian Kleptocrat
Some US$ 30 million believed to be tied to Pavlo Lazarenko, Ukraine’s former Prime Minister and allegedly one of the world’s most corrupt top officials, are sitting frozen in a Lithuanian bank, OCCRP’s Lithuanian partner 15min.lt revealed Wednesday. …read more Source:...
OCCRP Reporting Leads to Moves Against Baltic Banks
A series of investigative reports by OCCRP has led to regulators in Ukraine and Latvia taking steps to rein in the use of Baltic banks to launder the proceeds of corruption. …read more Source:...
Finnish Investments of Dvin Hotel Owner and Honorary Consul of Armenia Artak Tovmasyan Raises Eyebrows
The business activities of Artak Tovmasyan, Armenia’s Honorary Consul in Crimea, have raised suspicions in Finland. …read more Source:...
Kievyan Street Farmer’s Market in Yerevan Reopens
Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan and Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan were on hand today for the annual reopening of the farmer’s market on Kievyan Street in Yerevan. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: The President’s Offshore Tax Plan
When Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ran for the top office in 2014, he promised voters he would sell Roshen, Ukraine’s largest candy business, so he could devote his full attention to running the country. …read more Source:...
Digital Journalism for Eastern Europe 2016
Journalists from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine acquire smart skills and deep knowledge about mobile publishing, doing online research, and internet security. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: IMF Threatens to Halt Bailout If Reform Continues to Lag
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned Ukraine’s government to “act now” to improve governance and fight corruption or risk losing out on critically- needed funding. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Economic Minister Quits Over Corruption
Aivaras Abromavicius, Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, has resigned, saying that “neither me, nor my team, have any desire to serve as a cover-up for covert corruption,” according to a statement by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
