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Midweek Roundup: Standard Chartered Accused of Enabling Tax Fraud, Myanmar Faces US and EU Sanctions, and More
printStandard Chartered is under investigation in Indonesia for allegedly helping clients in the country to transfer more than $1.4 billion to Singapore to evade tax-transparency requirements, Reuters reported. More The United States and European Union are considering financial sanctions and travel bans against military leaders in Myanmar for allegedly driving more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, according to officials cited by Reuters. More The European Banking Authority's chairman said the watchdog will soon publish guidance for British banks seeking a base in the European Union after the United Kingdom leaves the bloc, Reuters reported. More Russian firms...
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