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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ANGOLA

Dos Santos probe seals MBZ-Lourenço pact

Isabel dos Santos is the eldest daughter of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017.
Isabel dos Santos is the eldest daughter of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. © REUTERS/Toby Melville
The UAE usually ignores foreign requests for judicial cooperation regarding its offshore hubs but has bent over backwards to accommodate Angola's investigations into the family of former president José Eduardo dos Santos. By doing so, the Emirates are not only forging stronger ties with Luanda but also earning money-laundering brownie points. [...] (364 words)
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Coutinho Nobre Miguel, dubbed the MPLA's banker. He was the boss of Banco Sol until last year and remains a major shareholder. © Coutinho Nobre Miguel/Facebook
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ANGOLA Finance Business 11/03/2021

Banco Sol struggles to shake reputation as MPLA's bank 

Thrown back into the limelight by a recent report, Banco Sol's deep and long-standing ties with President João Lourenço's party are weighing heavily on the financial institution's attempts to brand itself as just an ordinary bank. [...]

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