Tag: Switzerland

Frozen Mubarak assets worth around $1bn

Britain and Switzerland cannot confirm exact amount belonging to former regime members…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez

A daunting mission: Getting back Egypt’s stolen assets

Over the course of Hosni Mubarak’s rule, the illicit outflow of funds…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry

EIPR: New information about Gamal Mubarak’s assets

Gamal Mubarak could have used tax havens to launder money

Joel Gulhane Joel Gulhane

Local militias reportedly committing massacres in Syria: UN

The groups were frequently described as Shabbiha militias and were reportedly being…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Calls for independent asset recovery committee

EIPR: Independent committee would help ease the process of recovering Egyptian funds…

Joel Gulhane Joel Gulhane

Egypt is not Somalia (it isn’t Switzerland, either)

The last two weeks were not a huge surprise. For some, it…

H.A. Hellyer H.A. Hellyer

Prosecutor General renews calls for expatriation of Mubarak assets

Mubarak-era assets in Switzerland are frozen pending new law allowing for expatriation…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez

Swiss court rejects request to repatriate Egyptian funds

Despite court rejection, government has vowed it would be reviewing legislation to…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez

Asset Recovery Taskforce addresses repatriation of foreign funds

Taskforce says process will be lengthy, recovered funds will not ‘save economy’

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez

Switzerland delays repatriating smuggled funds

The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland denied representatives from the Egyptian government…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh