Ablyazov's company loses $1.5 billion arbitrage case against KazakhstanThe Ad hoc Committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has denied the appeal of Netherlands-based company KT Asia Investment Group BV that demanded $1.5 billion in compensation from Kazakhstan for allegedly nationalising the company's minority share in BTA Bank.
Ukraine refuses cooperation with Russia in Ablyazov's casePresident of Ukraine Poroshenko announced that Ukraine would not cooperate with Russia in the case of fugitive Kazakh banker, who will be be extradited to either Ukraine or Russia.
French court blocks extradition of Kazakh tycoon AblyazovOn Wednesday a French court of appeal blocked the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, who wanted for embezzlement of around $6 billon in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
I.Coast cocoa bosses get 20 yrs for embezzlementAn Abidjan court on Wednesday sentenced 14 former bosses of Ivory Coast's cocoa sector -- the world's number one producer -- to 20 years in prison in a major embezzlement case.
Kazakhstan to humanize its penal codeFor certain types of economic crimes, greater fines will be introduced as an alternative to deprivation of freedom.