Raids on Latvian bank that transferred funds to 17 Black reinforce call for Europol Joint Investigation Team
Raids on Latvian Bank ABLV on Saturday have reinforced
Joanna Demarco
June 15, 2020 06:39
Cracks appear in the government’s piggy bank
Who thought extending ‘‘interest-free’ property loans to people who
Ryan Murdock
October 18, 2019 09:55
Banker unchained: Ali Sadr wants to break free
The Iranian owner and chairman of the now-defunct Pilatus
The Shift Team
September 12, 2019 15:55
Latvian bank linked to criminal network was pitching Maltese passports
Latvian bank ABLV, linked to money-laundering activities with Pilatus
Caroline Muscat
June 11, 2019 16:01
Danske Bank named as OCCRP’s 2019 Corrupt Actor of the Year
Denmark’s Danske Bank has been awarded the undesirable 2019 Corrupt Actor
December 30, 2018 10:29
European Commission warns Malta to step up supervision of banks
The European Commission has demanded that the Maltese anti-money laundering
The Shift Team
November 8, 2018 14:51
Pilatus might be gone but Malta remains a money-laundering haven
Castille’s favourite bank has been shut down and unsurprisingly
November 6, 2018 14:14
Global Competitiveness Report highlights shortcomings in banking sector
The soundness of Malta’s banking sector has deteriorated according
October 25, 2018 17:05
Confidential report exposes gaps in EU banking system
A confidential report on money laundering within the EU
The Shift Team
September 5, 2018 11:55
MEP David Casa undeterred by threat of legal action by Pilatus Holdings
Pilatus Bank is represented by the Prime Minister’s chief
The Shift Team
August 10, 2018 13:14
Satabank fined €60,500 by MFSA
Satabank has been fined €60,500 as an administrative penalty
Caroline Muscat
July 7, 2018 17:36
Pilatus whistleblower claims Azeri billionaire is behind 17 Black
Pilatus Bank whistleblower Maria Efimova has claimed that Manouchehr
The Shift Team
June 8, 2018 12:33
Casa: Pilatus whistleblower should not be in jail
Whistleblowers who expose criminality suffer the consequences while those
The Shift Team
March 28, 2018 17:01
CSN calls on Alexis Tsipras to grant asylum to Pilatus whistleblower
The Civil Society Network (CSN) together with Il-Kenniesa, Occupy
March 27, 2018 14:14
The meaning of Pilatus 
The magnificent mountain which goes by the name of
Andre Delicata
March 26, 2018 18:30
Muscat cannot wash his hands of Pilatus’ mess
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has tried to shrug off
March 22, 2018 15:44
Pilatus whistleblower held in Athens jail awaiting court decision on extradition to Malta
Maria Efimova – the Russian whistleblower at the centre
March 21, 2018 14:07
Disgraced former PM talks up Azerbaijan ‘achievements’
Amid speculation that disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat
Sean Montebello
March 17, 2024 09:58
Opinion: Labour and mob rule
Author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck is best
Kevin Cassar
March 11, 2024 11:43
Opinion: The depravity of despots
“Hundreds of flowers and candles laid to honour the
Kevin Cassar
March 1, 2024 09:57
Anti-money laundering unit collected less than half the value of fines it issued
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, the government’s anti-money laundering
Sean Montebello
January 12, 2024 13:51
Alfred Zammit appointed FIAU director despite track record
Alfred Zammit, former deputy director at the Financial Intelligence
Sean Montebello
December 22, 2023 10:30
International experts to join The Shift for SLAPP conference
A conference organised by The Shift and supported by
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 12, 2023 10:52
Opinion: An unsafe, threatening place
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti On 7 July 2017, Minister
Kevin Cassar
October 9, 2023 11:29
Opinion: Another attack on Malta?
One Saturday morning in August 2021, the secretary of
Kevin Cassar
August 28, 2023 10:51
Government’s ‘trusted’ private jet company chairman in UK court
Thomas Flohr, chairman of the government’s ‘trusted’ private jet
Sean Montebello
August 6, 2023 12:21
MFSA paying US lawyers €420 an hour and still needs 10 other law firms
Malta’s financial services regulator is paying €420 an hour
The Shift Team
July 8, 2023 10:35
Joseph Muscat back to Baku, again
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat was back in Baku,
The Shift Team
June 16, 2023 17:51
The land of make-believe – Joe Azzopardi
Listening to Robert Abela and his acolytes, one would
Joe Azzopardi
June 3, 2023 16:06
Legal limbo as sitting magistrate faces criminal charges
An unsavoury situation that legal experts are expressing no
David Lindsay
June 2, 2023 17:58

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