An even bigger problem, the western diplomats said, is that several countries in the region, including Bahrain and Libya, have locked arms with Lebanon in opposing international regulators’ push for a crackdown, making it all but impossible to effectively target Hezbollah’s illicit financing. FATF declined to comment for this article. The current battle within FATF
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) released a second round of incriminating documents which shed more light unto funds that were allegedly ordered to be transferred from Doha to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, which is claimed to have taken place at least twice in the past 12 years. These documents were leaked as
Swiss private equity firm Partners Group is working with China Investment Corp (CIC) and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to curate growing investment flows as the two regions cosy up. The Zug-based firm has long-established relationships with CIC, which has assets of US$1.35 trillion, and some of the large Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to