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Euroviews. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted barriers to vital digital financial services for refugees ǀ View
Restrictions on the right to work and acquire assets hamper the ability for refugees to become self-reliant. The coronavirus pandemic has made a dire situation even worse in the absence of humanitarian aid or personal income.
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Euroviews. The levy to fight financial crime in the UK could prove a breaking point for regulated firms ǀ View
Why it should be the businesses in the regulated sector rather than the state that should have to fund the fight against financial crime? These businesses are the gatekeepers to a financial and economic system that is open to abuse by money launderers and terrorist financiers.
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Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View
A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.