HONG KONG: US considers bill calling for review of Hong Kong’s money laundering risk

Two US senators have introduced a bill with bipartisan support to investigate Hong Kong’s alleged role in “facilitating illicit financial activity and evasions of US export controls and sanctions.”

14 February 2025

BRAZIL: Central Bank of Brazil Links Stablecoin Growth to Tax Evasion and Money Laundering

The new president of the Central Bank of Brazil has linked the rapid growth of stablecoins with tax evasion and money laundering. He remarked that individuals use these tools for cross-border payments

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15 March 2024

EU: European Commission to propose transferring €27 billion of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

EU leaders intend to take an important step towards confiscating €27 billion in profits from Russia’s sovereign assets frozen in Europe to provide military aid to Ukraine. The Guardian’s

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20 January 2024

US: Wealth Tax Bill Gets Hearing in California

State lawmakers in California will convene Wednesday to debate Assembly Bill No. 259, a piece of progressive legislation introduced last year that would impose a worldwide wealth tax on residents with

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14 November 2024

EU: Stronger EU Rules To Fight Financial Crime – The New EU AML Authority

In June 2024, the European Union (EU) launched a new decentralised authority named as the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Authority (AMLA). The Authority aims to start

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