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☆ New allegation against detained Ukrainian magnate Kolomoisky, official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires, arrives at court in Kyiv, September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 14 (Reuters) - Detained Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky, already facing fraud charges, has been served with notice of a third set of allegations, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday. Leshchenko said the new allegations resulted from an investigation by Ukraine's Bureau of Economic Security. They included forging documents, illegal takeovers of property by an organised group and property acquisition in questionable circumstances. Kolomoisky is among the tycoons who built their fortunes in the ashes of the Soviet Union and amassed political power in Ukraine's fragile democracy.

Persons: Ihor, Vladyslav, Ihor Kolomoisky, Serhiy Leshchenko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Kolomoisky, Leshchenko, Ron Popeski, Nick Starkov, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine's Bureau of Economic Security, of Economic Security, National, European Union, Soviet Union, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Kyiv, Privatbank, Ukraine, PrivatBank, Soviet, U.S

☆ Ukraine security agency confirms new allegations against magnate Kolomoisky
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky appears at a court session about a preventive measure against him, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky has been served with notice of a third set of allegations following his detention on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Friday. Kolomoisky is suspected of having set up an organised group, which comprised employees of the bank, to obtain the funds from 2013 to 2014, it said. Reuters could not immediately reach Kolomoisky or his lawyers for comment on the new allegations. Zelenskiy is trying to root our corruption and restrict the influence of business magnates as Ukraine strives for membership of the European Union.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Vladyslav, Serhiy Leshchenko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Kolomoisky, Zelenskiy, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Security Service of Ukraine, Ukraine's Economic Security Bureau, Reuters, Soviet Union, National, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Soviet, U.S, Kolomoisky, Ukrainian, PrivatBank

☆ Ukraine freezes $80 million of tycoon Kolomoisky's assets, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO-Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky arrives at court, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies on Friday froze more than $80 million in assets belonging to tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky for 48 hours as part of an embezzlement investigation, Ukrainian media outlets reported. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said it had frozen more than 3 billion hryvnia in assets in addition to nearly 1,000 properties and more than 1,600 vehicles and vessels from the former owner of lender PrivatBank. Kolomoisky is a former owner of PrivatBank, which was nationalised in late 2016 as part of a clean-up of the Ukrainian banking system. Ukrainian officials have also said that "de-oligarchisation" is an important step to building a stronger state after the war with Russia.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Vladyslav, Kolomoisky, NABU, Yuliia Dysa, Dan Peleschuk, Tom Balmforth, Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Soviet Union, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Soviet, Russia

☆ German industrial orders fall more than expected in July
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A steel worker of ThyssenKrupp stands amid sparks of raw iron coming from a blast furnace at a ThyssenKrupp steel factory in Duisburg, western Germany, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - German industrial orders fell more than expected in July, pulling back after a sharp gain in the aerospace sector the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday. Incoming orders fell by 11.7% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis. A turnaround is not in sight due to the weak global economy and high energy costs." Excluding large-scale orders, industrial orders would have increased by 0.3% in July.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Thomas Gitzel, Alexander Krueger, Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe, Friederike Heine, Miranda Murray, Maria Sheahan, Raju gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, VP Bank Group, Thomson Locations: ThyssenKrupp, Duisburg, Germany

☆ German exports fall less-than-expected 0.9% in July
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - German exports fell a less-than-expected 0.9% in July from a month earlier as global demand continued to falter, data from the federal statistics office showed on Monday. "Trade is no longer the strong resilient growth driver of the German economy that it used to be, but rather a drag," said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macroeconomics at ING. Imports rose 1.4% on the month, the data showed. German export expectations have deteriorated slightly due to weak foreign demand, an Ifo survey showed in August. "As long as the global economic environment remains weak, German exports will also remain depressed," said Thomas Gitzel, chief economist at VP Bank.

Persons: Phil Noble, Carsten Brzeski, Brzeski, Bastian Hepperle, Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe, Thomas Gitzel, Maria Martinez, Friederike Heine, Alex Richardson, Christopher Cushing Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, ING . Supply, European Union, VP Bank, Thomson Locations: Hamburg, Germany, China, Hauck

☆ Ukraine names powerful businessman Kolomoisky suspect in fraud probe - SBU
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky speaks with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Prosecutor General's Office officers at an unknown location, in this picture released on September 2, 2023. Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state security officials named powerful businessman Ihor Kolomoisky as a suspect in a fraud and money laundering case, the SBU security service said on Saturday. The security service published pictures of a group of detectives at the door of his home, with Kolomoisky receiving and signing documents. The United States sanctioned Kolomoisky in 2021 "due to his involvement in significant corruption". U.S. authorities have also alleged Kolomoiskiy and a business partner laundered stolen funds through the United States.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kolomoisky, laundered, Kolomoiskiy, Olena, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Service of Ukraine, General's, Security Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russia's, United, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Handout, United States

[1/3] Ukrainian business tycoon and one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires Ihor Kolomoisky speaks with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Prosecutor General's Office officers at an unknown location, in this picture released on September 2, 2023. Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's main security agency accused tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky of fraud and money laundering on Saturday, naming one of the country's most prominent businessmen a suspect in a criminal investigation. "It was established that during 2013-2020, Ihor Kolomoisky legalized more than half a billion hryvnias ($14 million) by withdrawing them abroad and using the infrastructure of banks under (his) control," the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a statement. CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPTIONDuring the war, Zelenskiy has been keen to stress Ukraine's crackdown on corruption as Kyiv has applied to join the European Union. U.S. authorities have also alleged Kolomoisky and a business partner laundered stolen funds through the United States.

Persons: Ihor Kolomoisky, Ihor, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kolomoisky, Zelenskiy, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Iryna Gerashchenko, laundered, Olena, Tomasz Janowski, Frances Kerry Organizations: Service of Ukraine, General's, Security Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Kolomoisky, Security Service of Ukraine, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Handout, Kyiv, Soviet Union, United States

☆ Data show inflation rising in some German states
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Inflation rose in four of six key German states in August, according to data released on Wednesday, casting doubt on a continuation of a national downward trend. The national data will be published at 1200 GMT. Data from Bavaria and Hesse showed that inflation eased modestly in those states to 5.9% and 6.0%, respectively. Bastian Hepperle, economist at Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe Privatbank, said inflation in Germany was still expected to slow despite the mixed picture. However, inflation remains well above the European Central Bank target of 2% and core inflation, excluding volatile prices like food and energy, has been stubbornly high.

Persons: Chandon, Annegret, Bastian Hepperle, Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe Privatbank, Price, Rachel More, René Wagner, Friederike Heine Our Organizations: Moet, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, European Central Bank, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, North Rhine, Westphalia, Germany's, Baden, Wuerttemberg, Brandenburg, Saxony, Bavaria, Hesse, Europe's, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine banks’ robust health masks big challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Across the banking sector, deposits are as abundant as they’ve ever been, and the country’s lenders have found ways to remain profitable. The National Bank of Ukraine, the country’s central bank, deserves plaudits for both its preparations before the war and after it began. NPLs crept up to 38% of total sector loans as of January 1 this year, according to the central bank. It has the equivalent of $4.8 billion in non-performing loans, a staggering 67.5% of its loan portfolio, according to central bank numbers. The fact that Ukraine’s banks not only still exist but are thriving is an achievement in itself.

☆ German EU-harmonised January consumer prices rise 9.2% y/y
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Maria Martinez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Summary Harmonised German consumer prices in Jan rise 9.2% y/yDownward trend in inflation expected to continue - CommerzbankCore inflation forecast to remain high, economists sayBERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - German consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, rose by a less-than-anticipated 9.2% on the year in January, preliminary data from the federal statistics office showed on Thursday. According to non-harmonised standards, German consumer prices rose 8.7% on year in January and 1.0% on the month. "Because core inflation will remain high in 2023, a fundamental easing of inflation is not in sight," said Alexander Krueger, chief economist at Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe Privatbank. The final results for January and all results recalculated from January 2020 onwards using the new 2020 base year will be published by the statistics office on Feb. 22. The statistics office offers a breakdown for January's figures on its website.

☆ Factbox: Who is Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoiskiy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Ukrainian business tycoon Ihor Kolomoiskiy speaks with journalists on the sidelines of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoKYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian law enforcement and security officials searched the home of billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoiskiy on Wednesday. EARLY LIFEKolomoiskiy was born in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, which was then part of the Soviet Union and is now known as Dnipro. SANCTIONSThe United States imposed travel sanctions on Kolomoiskiy in 2021 "due to his involvement in significant corruption", partly while serving as governor of Dnipropetrovsk. U.S. authorities have also alleged that Kolomoiskiy and a business partner laundered stolen funds through the United States.

☆ DOC/ De ce Platon a fost achitat în dosarul „frauda bancară”. Motivarea hotărârii judecătorești pe 263 de pagini și declarațiile lui Platon despre tranzacțiile de milioane: „Plahotniuc și Șor au furat
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +14 min

Zeci de pagini din sentința motivată reprezintă declarațiile lui Veaceslav Platon, făcute pe parcursul rejudecării cauzei în ordine de revizuire. Platon a refuzat inițial, dar „Plahotniuc a început să-l influențeze. „La scurt timp el s-a adresat cu propunerea de a-i vinde „Victoriabank” și toate activele procurate de Platon și partenerii săi. Nu pot să mă expun mai mult, doar în limitele în care a fost cauza penală”, a declarat pentru ZdG procurora Elena Ceruța. Unul dintre avocații lui Veaceslav Platon Ion Crețu susține însă că Platon nu va pretinde bani din bugetul de stat.

Persons: Veaceslav Platon, Plahotniuc, Platon, Platon Veaceslav, Vladimir Plahotniuc, BEM, Vladimir Plahotniuc Serghei Iaralov, Plahotniuc ”, Ilan, Șor, Ilan Șor, Platon ., Plahotniuc ., Alexandr Stoianoglo, Instanța, Piotr, Veaceslav Platon Ion Crețu Organizations: Judecătoria Chișinău, Partidului Democrat, Alfa, Moldova, Sociale, PDM, Apel, Justiție, Judecătoria, Ciocana, - Locations: Republicii Moldova, Economii, Letonia, Moldova Tur, Moldova, Viena, Hong - Kong, Chişinău, Chișinău, Kiev, Ucrainei, R.Moldova, Judecătoria Chișinău, - TRADING

☆ Oligarhii din Georgia, Moldova și Ucraina: între retragere, regrupare și „reeducare”. Analiză de Dionis Cenușa
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +14 min

Oligarhii din Georgia, Moldova și Ucraina: între retragere, regrupare și „reeducare”. Analiză de Dionis CenușaOp-EdOligarhii continuă să fie actori politici activi în Georgia, Moldova și Ucraina. Oricât de imperfecte ar fi instituțiile democratice din Georgia, Moldova și Ucraina, condițiile existente încă permit turnuri de situații favorabile pentru democratizarea domeniului politic. În loc de concluzii...Oligarhii continuă să fie actori politici activi în Georgia, Moldova și Ucraina. Dionis Cenușa, Columnist principal Dionis Cenușa, Columnist principalDomenii de cercetare: Politica Europeană de Vecinătate, relațiile UE-Moldova, politica externă a UE și Rusia, migrația și securitatea energetică.

Persons: Dionis, ., . Aceștia, Maia Sandu, Președintelui Sandu ., Președintele Sandu, Președintele, Petro, Petro Pororeșenko, Viktor Medvedchuk, Nika Melia, Mikhail Saakashvili, Vlad Filat, Vlad Plahotniuc, Ilan Șhor, Sandu, Renato, Kolomoysky, Zelensky, Liebig Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Parlamentul European, UE, Partidul Mișcarea Națională Unită, BBC, Partidului Socialiștilor, Partidul Comuniștilor, Președintele Zelensky, Securitate, Universitatea Justus Locations: Georgia, Moldova, Ucraina, Petro, Rusiei, Ucraina Georgia Moldova Ucraina, UE, Turcia, Israel, SUA, Rusia, Giessen

☆ «Оставьте уже свидетеля в покое». Как Платон чуть не довел в суде «до инфаркта» ликвидатора BEM
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +8 min

Об этом рассказал в суде по делу Вячеслава Платона свидетель Георгий Олару, который занимается ликвидацией BEM. Платон задал Олару так много вопросов, что в какой-то момент судьи прервали Платона, попросив «оставить свидетеля в покое». Эти $3 млн, по словам Олару, были из кредитов Нацбанка, выданных под гарантии правительства трем банкам, из которых украли миллиард. При этом, по словам Олару, компания Veb Solutions в ноябре 2014 года положила на счет в BEM деньги, которые ей перечислили аффилированные Шору компании Caritas Group и Dracard. Так, номинальный учредитель компании Veb Solutions Владимир Нягу на заседании суда 12 мая рассказал, что подписывал «какие-то документы» по просьбе его руководителя «Домну Анатолия».

Persons: Вячеслав Платон, Георгий Олару, Платон, Олару, Илан Шор, Владимир Нягу, Нягу, Шору, Ион Крецу, Елена Черуца, Крецу, Лилия Лупашко, Ион Ропот, Ропот, Лупашко, Александр Роговой, Роговому, Александр Недельчук, Недельчук, Василий Лашко, Лашко, Виорел Мельник, Мельник, Шор, Александр Стояногло Organizations: Нацбанк, Шор компании, Домну Анатолия, Шор, Апелляционная палата, ВСП Locations: Тигина, Буюкан, РМ

☆ EXCLUSIVE/ Investigation: Lucinschi’s mass-media financed with the money from Savings Bank of Moldova. The prosecutors confirmed the existence of a criminal file.
▼ + stars: | 2012-11-28 | by ( ) moldova24.info time to read: +6 min

Today.md optained several documents and information which demonstrate that Chiril Lucinschi’s mass-media company was financed with money from the Savings Bank of Moldova. Mostly, Ilan Sor at Vlad Filat’s order withdrawn $ 440,000 from the banking system and transferred the money into Lucinschi’s company bank accounts. Sor only took the money from Russians for Chiril meanwhile covering the loans with money from Savings Bank of Moldova, Social Bank and UNIBANK. loan, given by REGIONALINAYA FINANSOVAYA COMPANYA OAO (bank accounts at GAZPROMBANK), to the stockholder at Savings Bank of Moldova (loan that helped at increasing capital). More than that RISE investigation demonstrated that Chiril Lucinschi is the direct beneficiary, although he tried to hide himself behind intermediary persons.

Persons: Today.md, Ilan Sor, Vlad Filat’s, Natalia Morari’s, HEZBURG, Petru Lucinschi, Money, Natalia’s, UNIBANK, Ilan Shor’s, Sor, ALEXANDRU, Banca Sociala, Veaceslav, Veaceslav Platon, Vlad Filat, REGIONALINAYA FINANSOVAYA, Lucinschi, Morari, Platon, Radu Gutu, Chiril Lucinschi, Chiril, Viorel Morari, SBM, Igor Cijov Organizations: Savings Bank of Moldova, –, TOM, ABVL BANK, AS PRIVATBANK, Project Agency, Verwaltungs, UND, Social Bank, MOLDCLASSICA INTERNATIONAL, CONTRADE, Russian Federation, TV7, TNT, Banca, Social Bank ., Chiril, UNIBANK, CHESTER NZ, Bank, SBM, TNT BRAVO, ANALITIC MEDIA, BRAVO TV LLC, BRAVO, Agency, ION RUSU Locations: Netherlands, Moldavian, Lucinschi, Moldindconbank, GAZPROMBANK, Republic of Moldova

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