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Charges dropped against former central bank boss in corruption trial (Updated)

Andria KadesJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020

By Andria KadesJuly 31, 2020July 31, 202001361

The Nicosia criminal court on Friday dropped all charges against former central bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou and three others, including his daughter, in a corruption...

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CySEC fines Commerzbank for market manipulation

Evie AndreouJuly 4, 2020July 4, 2020

By Evie AndreouJuly 4, 2020July 4, 20200549

The Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has fined German Commerzbank €650,000 for market manipulation in connection with the now defunct Laiki Bank’s (CPB) activities and...

Cyprus

Cyprus collects €5m in legal expenses from Marfin win

Staff ReporterDecember 6, 2018

By Staff ReporterDecember 6, 20180116

The Republic has collected the €5m recently awarded to it for legal expenses in a case it won against a Greek investment firm at the...

Cyprus

Zolotas in Cyprus, due in court Friday

Elias HazouDecember 22, 2016

By Elias HazouDecember 22, 20161141

Greek national Michalis Zolotas, who for months had eluded Cypriot authorities, was taken into custody on Thursday. The businessman arrived on the island after Greece’s...

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Central bank request by Russian investor for Laiki’s Serbian unit pending

Stelios OrphanidesOctober 10, 2016October 10, 2016

By Stelios OrphanidesOctober 10, 2016October 10, 20160118

(Adds more comment from Kim’s spokesperson in sixth paragraph) By Stelios Orphanides Expobank Cz A.S., the Czech lender owned by the Russian national Igor Vladimirovich...

Cyprus

Vgenopoulos indicted in Greece

FORMER STAFFOctober 6, 2016October 6, 2016

By FORMER STAFFOctober 6, 2016October 6, 20165 327

Criminal charges were filed against Greek financier and former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos on Thursday by prosecutors in Greece, over the lending of up...

Cyprus

Greek judge referred to disciplinary council in Vgenopoulos case

George PsyllidesJune 28, 2016

By George PsyllidesJune 28, 20164 141

A Greek judge has been referred to the disciplinary council over her handling of a case involving former Laiki strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos, widely held responsible...

Cyprus

Interpol warrants issued for Bouloutas and Foros

Elias HazouMay 12, 2016May 20, 2016

By Elias HazouMay 12, 2016May 20, 20163 179

Cypriot police have issued international arrest warrants for Efthymios Bouloutas and Markos Foros, two former bankers with now-defunct Laiki Bank, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou revealed...

Cyprus

Laiki suspects fail to turn themselves in to Greek authorities

Elias HazouMay 10, 2016May 10, 2016

By Elias HazouMay 10, 2016May 10, 20167 91

Two former Greek bankers have failed to turn themselves in to Greek authorities in order that they be extradited to Cyprus where they face charges...

Cyprus

Vgenopoulos tries to turn the tables

Elias HazouApril 28, 2016

By Elias HazouApril 28, 201612 107

In another move aimed to foil his questioning in Cyprus, Greek banker Andreas Vgenopoulos has reportedly asked Greek judicial authorities instead to investigate allegations of...

Cyprus

HSBC officials have given statements to Cypriot investigators in Laiki probe

Jean ChristouJanuary 12, 2016January 13, 2016

By Jean ChristouJanuary 12, 2016January 13, 20168 142

By Angelos Anastasiou British banking behemoth HSBC representatives have given statements to two Cypriot investigators in London regarding the 2006 sale of the bank’s stake...

Cyprus

Investigators probing lead into possible Vgenopoulos-Focus link – reports

Jean ChristouAugust 14, 2015August 14, 2015

By Jean ChristouAugust 14, 2015August 14, 20156 130

By Angelos Anastasiou Investigators may have managed to link Greek financier and former head of failed Marfin-Laiki Bank Andreas Vgenopoulos with the offshore company Focus...

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Court freezes Vgenopoulos’ assets

George PsyllidesMay 23, 2014February 10, 2016

By George PsyllidesMay 23, 2014February 10, 20169 109

By George Psyllides THE Nicosia district court has frozen assets worth around €5.3 billion belonging to former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos and two other...

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Vgenopoulos: a monstrous lie

Jean ChristouApril 9, 2014

By Jean ChristouApril 9, 20141164

By Angelos Anastasiou Failed Laiki Bank’s former strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos has lashed out at Tuesday’s claims by members of the House Ethics committee that loans...

Business Cyprus

MPs look into Marfin Egnatia merger

Elias HazouSeptember 17, 2013October 14, 2013

By Elias HazouSeptember 17, 2013October 14, 20130177

By Elias Hazou THE Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) never authorised the merger of Greek lender Marfin Egnatia with now defunct Laiki Bank, lawmakers heard...