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Africa, UAE
Abu Dhabi targets wealth managers who partnered with Helin

Helin International, a wealth management outfit favoured by some VIPs and companies working in Africa, is already under investigation by French and Swiss legal authorities, and now its former partners in the UAE are being sanctioned, one by one. [...]

Published on 15.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Africa, UAE
Abu Dhabi targets wealth managers who partnered with Helin

Africa
Helin International embezzlement suspect Alexei Korotaev arrested

East Africa
Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

Africa
Helin and Orano uranium sale probe speeds up with Paris searches

France, Sudan
Thiam's complaint could shed light on Hélin's labyrinthine role in Areva case

Algeria, UAE
Abu Dhabi's unease over Algier's extradition request for ex-Sonatrach CEO Ould Kaddour

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Tidjani Thiam to Sébastien de Montessus: See you in court

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Blacklisted offshore centre commits to tougher crackdown on operators

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