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Cyprus Stock Exchange Denies Money Laundering Allegations

Andrew Mair, Tax-news.com

28 February 2000

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has denied local speculation that its bid last December to upgrade its status with the Union of European Stock Markets failed due to money laundering allegations against the CSE.
The CSE is attempting to upgrade itself from a 'correspondent' to an 'associate' member of the Union of European Stock Markets. The Union is due to consider the CSE upgrade request again in May, and recently released a report on the CSE which praised its legal structures but was critical of the CSE's long standing delays in processing share titles. The report made no mention of money laundering.

In a statement issued last week the CSE categorically denied the money laundering rumours. "Its sad that these facts have been erroneously connected with statements regarding a mini-crash, money laundering and mob connections" CSE Chairman Dinos Papedopoulos said in the statement

 

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