Financial Crime Financial Crime

Backtrack on UK’s Economic Crime Bill cited in anti-corruption group’s rebuke

By Phoebe Seers
  • 25 Aug 2022 14:46
  • 25 Aug 2022 14:46
A last-minute backtrack on a key element of the recently enacted Economic Crime Bill has been cited by an international anti-corruption group, in its criticism of the UK over its failure to adhere to transparency standards.
The Open Government Partnership, a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, said that

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Phoebe Seers

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Phoebe has covered Financial Crime and compliance issues for MLex since 2015, initially in the Hong Kong bureau and currently in London. While in Hong Kong she won two SOPA awards for her reporting on corruption in the energy sector in Indonesia. Prior to journalism she worked as a solicitor with a focus on white-collar crime litigation in London and Hong Kong. She has a BA in English and Philosophy from Newcastle University.

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