(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine has transferred more than UAH 46 billion to the state budget. At the same time, the state has missed out on over UAH 1.7 billion because of actions taken by former owners of Ukrinbank, a commercial lender now in liquidation. TheContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine delivered a combined economic effect of 19.509 billion Ukrainian hryvnia in the first six months of 2026. At current exchange rates, this sum is equivalent to approximately 435 million US dollars, 340 million British pounds and 376 million euros. TheContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom does not hold the status of an injured party in the criminal proceedings known as the Midas case, despite investigators establishing that more than 100 million Ukrainian hryvnia moved through an alleged money laundering back office linked to the company. The sumContinue Reading
(WELLINGTON) – New Zealand has unveiled its 36th sanctions package against Russia, targeting 33 individuals and entities involved in the forced transfer of Ukrainian children and hostile cyber activity. The measures, announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Monday, bring the total number of sanctioned persons, entities and vessels linkedContinue Reading
(OTTAWA) – Canada has imposed sanctions on defence manufacturer Streit Group for supplying armoured vehicles and military equipment to Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia), the Canadian government announced on 10 August. The sanctions were enacted under Canada’s Special Economic Measures Regulations, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed. The Canadian government statedContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, Kenya) – The High Court has rejected a bid to suspend three directors of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), ruling that the nation’s new law for government owned enterprises does not apply to the utility firm. The court stated that Ketraco is not named under the Government-Owned EnterprisesContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, Kenya) – Reported insurance fraud cases in Kenya rose 48.6% in the first quarter of 2026, driven mainly by internal theft and organised schemes rather than document forgery on the street. Data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority show the Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit recorded 52 cases between January andContinue Reading
(LONDON, UK) – A High Court judge has ordered Mitch Winehouse to pay nearly £1 million to two friends of his late daughter, the singer Amy Winehouse, following a failed legal claim over the sale of her belongings. Deputy High Court Judge Sarah Clarke KC ruled that Mr Winehouse mustContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The United States has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals accused of supporting the operations of Iranian airline Mahan Air, expanding efforts to disrupt networks linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The US Department of the Treasury said six entities and individuals based inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s energy regulator has ordered unscheduled inspections of 11 regional gas distribution operators following concerns over possible errors in household natural gas consumption data used for billing customers. The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities, known as NKREKP, approved the inspections after receivingContinue Reading
