Geneva-based Weatherford International Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest oil and natural gas services provider, will pay the United States government almost US$253 million as part of a bribery and corruption investigation settlement.
Russia's former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov is facing criminal charges for corruption, reports the Russian Legal Information Agency. Investigators filed charges against Serdyukov on Thursday in relation to a corruption scandal that forced him out of office in 2012.
On the downside, it states that in 19% of Armenia’s markets monopolistic relations reign in comparison to a regional average of 6%.
An entire history…What follows is my conversation with Rakel Dink, who carries the burden of struggle and misfortune on her shoulders.
Armenia now enjoys the dubious distinction of being a transit nation for endangered animals. These animals, from exotic African varieties listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to those native to Indonesia, are being trafficked through Armenia without difficulty.