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Midweek Roundup: Emirati Official Helped Russians Evade Sanctions, Ex-Swedbank CEO on Trial, and More

Sheikh Mansour, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, could face investigation by U.K. authorities over claims he helped Roman Abramovich and several other blacklisted Russians evade sanctions by parking their money in his country, the Daily Telegraph reported. More Birgitte Bonnesen, former chief executive of Swedbank, went on trial in Stockholm over allegations she fraudulently misled investors and the public over the extent of compliance failures at the lender's Baltic affiliate, Reuters reported. More U.S. Treasury officials advised financial institutions in an ACAMS webinar to require oil trading clients to formally attest to the accuracy of their invoices...

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