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UAE opens new school in Yemeni city of Khawkhah

KHAWKHAH / WAM The UAE, represented by its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), inaugurated a new school in Khawkhah District, which will serve 800 students. The ERC will also launch eight other schools in the coming weeks, bringing the total number of academic establishments restored and furnished by the UAE in the Red Sea Coast to 36. The ...

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Bankers in $220bn scandal offered gold to hide client cash

Bloomberg At the height of the Danske Bank A/S dirty-money scandal, the lender started offering gold bars to wealthy clients to help them keep their fortunes hidden, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The bank’s Estonian branch, which was already wiring billions of client dollars to offshore accounts, told a select group of customers, mostly from Russia, that they could ...

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UBS fined by HK for overcharging clients

Bloomberg Hong Kong regulators fined UBS Group AG 400 million Hong Kong dollars ($51 million) for overcharging global wealth management clients during almost a decade and flagged concerns about serious and systematic problems with the bank’s internal controls. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) found that UBS systematically overcharged private banking clients by manipulating the price on bond ...

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