The public foundation “Elge Qaitaru” Open letter considers the return of illegally acquired property Read More Public Foundation “Elge Qaitaru” call to action regarding the actual loss of industrial assets of the “Caspian Mining and Metallurgical Combine” Read More Public Foundation “Elge Qaitaru”: amendments to the Law “On Return of Illegally Acquired Property to the State”. Read More Denying Ukraine the Support It Needs Will Raise the Cost of U.S. Readiness Read More U.S. Agencies Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Foreign-based Persons’ Obligations to Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Read More Russia’s Sanctions Evasion Report 2023 – 2024Focus: Central Asian Countries, Caucasus, and China Read More EU sanctions: new rules to crack down on violations Read More Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Read More KLEPTOCRACY ANTI CORRUPTIONASSET RECOVERYMONEY LAUNDERINGANTI CORRUPTION ASSET RECOVERY MONEY LAUNDERING ANALYTICS Denying Ukraine the Support It Needs Will Raise the Cost of U.S. Readiness Corruption in Kazakhstan’s Rotten Telecoms Oligarch Kenes Rakishev Named In New Trump Election Interference Case Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu’s Travel to the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan How Tony Blair advised former Kazakh ruler after 2011 uprising 1 2 … 4 REPORTS Clear Filters Russia’s Sanctions Evasion Report 2023 – 2024Focus: Central Asian Countries, Caucasus, and China March 12, 2024 Russia’s Sanctions Evasion Report 2023 – 2024Focus: Central Asian Countries, Caucasus, and China INVESTIGATIONS REPORTS SANCTIONS By Editor REPORT OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS Even though Central Asian and Caucasus governments promised internationalcommunity to abide by the sanctions, a plethora… The vanquished are judged February 26, 2024 The vanquished are judged KLEPTOCRACY REPORTS By Editor “GAS PROTESTS” (OR COUP ATTEMPT) IN KAZAKHSTAN Two years after Kantar, the Kazakh authorities decided on the final version of… Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth February 23, 2024 Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth REPORTS By Editor ‘URGENT AND CAUSTICALLY FUNNY… IF ORWELL WERE WITH US TODAY, HE’D BE WRITING BOOKS LIKE THIS’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE ‘BREATH-TAKING… Freedom Holding Corp: Brazen Sanctions Evasion, Hallmarks Of Fabricated Revenue and Risky Bets with Commingled Customer Funds August 18, 2023 Freedom Holding Corp: Brazen Sanctions Evasion, Hallmarks Of Fabricated Revenue and Risky Bets with Commingled Customer Funds HOTLINE INVESTIGATIONS REPORTS By Editor Background: A $4.6 Billion Market Cap Online Brokerage Business Formerly Based In Moscow, Later Moved To Kazakhstan Freedom Holdings is… The Unrevealed David Merkel’s Lobbying Secrets March 3, 2023 The Unrevealed David Merkel’s Lobbying Secrets ANTI CORRUPTION HOTLINE KLEPTOCRACY REPORTS By Editor David A. Merkel, a former U.S. State Department official, promotes the interests of former foreign government principals accused of corruption…. Sanctions evasion in Central Asia February 6, 2023 Sanctions evasion in Central Asia ANTI CORRUPTION KLEPTOCRACY REPORTS By Editor The countries of Central Asia and other members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Commonwealth of Independent States… The Offshore Secrets of Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev February 20, 2022 The Offshore Secrets of Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev ASSET RECOVERY HOTLINE INVESTIGATIONS REPORTS By Editor Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sought to distance himself from his powerful predecessor, who many in Kazakhstan hold responsible for the country’s… Palaces of the Nazarbayev family. What people don’t talk about in Baden-Baden February 10, 2022 Palaces of the Nazarbayev family. What people don’t talk about in Baden-Baden HOTLINE MONEY LAUNDERING REPORTS By Editor Nazarbayev’s daughter and son-in-law, as well as companies associated with them, own real estate in Germany, in which more than… HUMAN RIGHTS National Security Bill: UK’s latest crackdown on journalists explained Commission tackles abusive lawsuits against journalists and human rights defenders ‘SLAPPs’ Commission tackles abusive lawsuits against journalists and human rights defenders ‘SLAPPs’ 1 2 … 11 UWO Unexplained Wealth Orders This is what’s missing from the UK’s new anti-kleptocrat bill UK Authorities and London Secret Properties controlled by Dariga Nazarbayeva Explaining the U.K.’s “Unexplained Wealth Order” 1 2 … 6 LEAKS NEWS 12 May: New US sanctions target trust companies and corporate service providers for the first time Read More 09 May: Pandora Papers shed light on ‘gatekeepers’ of dirty money says European watchdog Read More 03 May: ICIJ publishes final batch of Pandora Papers data on more than 9,000 offshore companies, trusts and foundations Read More 21 Apr: Lawmakers in US push to uncover riches shielded by state secrecy laws Read More 1 2 … 7
The public foundation “Elge Qaitaru” Open letter considers the return of illegally acquired property Read More
Public Foundation “Elge Qaitaru” call to action regarding the actual loss of industrial assets of the “Caspian Mining and Metallurgical Combine” Read More
Public Foundation “Elge Qaitaru”: amendments to the Law “On Return of Illegally Acquired Property to the State”. Read More
U.S. Agencies Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Foreign-based Persons’ Obligations to Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Read More
Russia’s Sanctions Evasion Report 2023 – 2024Focus: Central Asian Countries, Caucasus, and China Read More
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu’s Travel to the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan
12 May: New US sanctions target trust companies and corporate service providers for the first time Read More
03 May: ICIJ publishes final batch of Pandora Papers data on more than 9,000 offshore companies, trusts and foundations Read More