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Azerbaijani Laundromat
The Azerbaijani laundromat is a complex money-laundering scheme organized by Azerbaijan that was revealed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in September 2017. The investigations exposed that during two years between 2012 and 2014 about USD $2.9 billion was siphoned through European companies and banks. The money was used to pay off European politicians in an attempt to whitewash Azerbaijan's reputation abroad. Media investigation The scheme was uncovered through a joint investigation by ''OCCRP'', ''Berlingske'' (Denmark), ''The Guardian'' (UK), ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (Germany), ''Le Monde'' (France), ''Tages-Anzeiger'' and ''Tribune de Genève'' (Switzerland), ''De Tijd'' (Belgium), ''Novaya Gazeta'' (Russia), ''Dossier'' (Austria), ''Atlatszo'' (Hungary), ''Delo'' (Slovenia), ''RISE Project'' (Romania), ''Bivol'' (Bulgaria), ''Aripaev'' (Estonia), ''Czech Center for Investigative Journalism'' (Czech Republic), and ''Barron's'' (US), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions with varying definitions. It is usually a key operation of organized crime. In US law, money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained money. In UK law the common law definition is wider. The act is defined as "taking any action with property of any form which is either wholly or in part the proceeds of a crime that will disguise the fact that that property is the proceeds of a crime or obscure the beneficial ownership of said property". In the past, the term "money laundering" was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danske Bank
Danske Bank A/S is a Danish multinational banking and financial services corporation. Headquartered in Copenhagen, it is the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in the northern European region with over 5 million retail customers. Danske Bank was number 454 on the ''Fortune'' Global 500 list for 2011. The largest shareholder is A.P. Moller Holding connected to the Maersk family. It was founded 5 October 1871 as ''Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn'' ("The Danish Farmers' Bank, Mortgage and Exchange Bank of Copenhagen"), and was commonly known as ''Landmandsbanken'' ("the Farmers' Bank"). In 1976, the bank changed name to ''Den Danske Bank'' ("The Danish Bank"), and the current name was adopted in 2000. Operations The Danske Bank group operates a number of local banks around the Nordic region (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland) as well as across Ireland. In Denmark, the major expansion occurred in 1990 after the merger with Kjøbenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkhan Sultanov
Orkhan Sadyar oghlu Sultanov ( az, Orxan Sedyar oğlu Sultanov, 1977) is the Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, colonel general. Biography Orkhan Sultanov was born in 1977 in Baku. He previously worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. In 2007–2011, he served as First Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the United Kingdom. After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked at the Foreign Intelligence Department of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan. By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 14 December 2015, Orkhan Sultanov was appointed Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Awards and ranks Ranks * Major General — 17 March 2016 * Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Naghiyev
Ali Naghi oglu Naghiyev ( az, Əli Nağı oğlu Nağıyev; born 8 November 1958) is an Azerbaijani Colonel general, who serves as Chief of State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Life Naghiyev Ali Naghi oglu was born on 8 November 1958, in Babek District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic). In 1981, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute (now Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University). He started working in 1975. In 1986, Ali Naghiyev graduated from the Higher Courses of the CSS of the USSR, and after that served on executive positions in the operational structures of the CSS of Azerbaijan SSR and the MNS of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the order of 16 March 2005, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to the position of Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the order of 27 March 2006, the President of the Republic of Az ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaqub Eyyubov
Yaqub Abdulla oghlu Eyyubov ( az, Yaqub Eyyubov Abdulla oğlu; born 1945) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 2003. Early years Eyyubov was born Baku in 1945. He studied at Azerbaijan Technical University in 1963, and briefly worked at the Sattarkhan Plant (then the Lieutenant Schmidt Plant) in 1964 before being conscripted into the Soviet Army from 1964 until 1967. In 1968, after returning to Baku, he continued his education at Azerbaijan Technical University and graduated in 1972 with a degree in construction engineering. While at the university, he served as chairman of the Komsomol Committee of the Construction from 1970 through 1972. From 1975 to 1997, Eyyubov worked time as a senior professor, and as the assistant dean, at the Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AUAC; az, Azərbaycan Memarlıq və İnşaat Universiteti) is a state university lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosoboronexport
JSC Rosoboronexport (russian: AO Рособоронэкспорт, ''Rosoboroneksport'') is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services. The Rosoboronexport Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) was set up in 2000 by a Decree of the President of Russia and is charged with implementation of the policy of the State in the area of military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries. In 2007, the enterprise was re-registered as Rosoboronexport Open joint-stock company (OJSC). In 2011, Rostekhnologii non-profit state corporation acquired 100% of Rosoboronexport OJSC. The official status of Rosoboronexport guarantees the support of the Russian Government in all export operations. The Rosoboronexport State Corporation is exclusively entitled to supply the international market the whole range of Russian armaments officially allowed for export. Rosoboronexport is ranked among the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baktelekom
Access to the Internet in Azerbaijan is growing, supported by a national strategy to develop the country into an information and communication technology (ICT) hub for the Caucasus region. The Azerbaijani government actively seeks to attract foreign aid to help boost the telecommunications and ICT sectors. While the government claims 85 percent of the population was online in 2013, service provider Baktelekom has provided free Wi-Fi zones in several points of Baku like the National Flag Square, the Boulevard, Old City, the park around the Heyder Aliyev Centre, parks of Sahil, Sabir, Samad Vurghun, Winter Park, as well as Port Baku Residence and Port Baku Mall. Azerbaijan ranks first among the countries of Post-Soviet region for the level of broadband internet penetration. Thus, Azerbaijan left behind Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. Moreover, Azerbaijan is the 58th country in the world over number of its Internet users. Statistical project Internet Live Stats n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special State Protection Service Of Azerbaijan
The Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan () is a militarized institution that is under the direct command of the President of Azerbaijan. Overview The Service provides security of the President of Azerbaijan and his First Family, as well as other state protection objects and also of heads of foreign states and governments (Foreign missions) while their visits to Azerbaijan, properties under the Office of the President's supervision, National Assembly, Constitutional Court, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Central Election Commission. The Service organizes and provides security and development of special purpose information-telecommunication systems and networks of state authorities. Special State Protection Service is guided by the Constitution of Azerbaijan, laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Presidential decrees and orders, The decrees and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan and Milli Majlis, as well as international treaties to which Azerbaijan has j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Emergency Situations (Azerbaijan)
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Ministry Of Defence Industry Of Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Müdafiə Sənayesi Nazirliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of design, manufacturing, regulation and maintenance of products in the fields of defense, radio electronics, instrument engineering. The Ministry was established on December 16, 2005 by presidential decree. The new Ministry, incorporated the State Departments for Military Industry and the Armaments and the Military Science Center, both of which were formerly separate agencies within the Military of Azerbaijan. Yavar Jamalov was the first head of this ministry between March 2006 – 23 June 2018. Lieutenant general Madat Guliyev was appointed as the Minister of Defence Industry by decree of the Azerbaijani President dated 20 June 2019. Background Azerbaijan has a desire to become a major arms exporter to the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Middle East. It was announced in January 2008 that the defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev became president of Azerbaijan in 2003 following his father's death, in an 2003 Azerbaijani presidential election, election defined by election fraud. Azerbaijan being oil-rich has strengthened the stability of Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan, making it possible for the country to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts. Aliyev's family have enriched themselves through their ties to state-run businesses. They own significant parts of several major Azerbaijani banks, construction firms and telecommunications firms, and partially owns the country's oil and gas industries. Much of the wealth is hidden through an elaborate network of offshore companies. He was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Bank Of Azerbaijan
ABB (from az, Azərbaycan Beynəlxalq Bankı ; formerly known as International Bank of Azerbaijan), the largest bank in Azerbaijan, is an open joint-stock company whose shares are owned by the Azerbaijan state. History ABB OJSC was founded on January 10, 1992, as a joint-stock bank. The head office of the bank is located in Baku. ABB is currently one of the leading banks in the South Caucasus region in terms of assets, customer base, and international operating portfolio. With 59 branches and 19 sub-branches in different regions of Azerbaijan, the bank provides universal banking services to private and corporate clients. The number of legal entities served by the bank is about 18,000, and the number of individuals served totals more than 1.3 million. The bank employs more than 2700 people. According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 1174 dated November 5, 2020 “On ensuring the activities of the Azerbaijan Investment Holding”, the Bank ABB Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
