Trillion Rubles has been illegally withdrawn from Russia for one year
The volume of facilities illegally withdrawn from Russia in 2011 was no less then one trillion of roubles. Vice-prime minister Victor Zubkov declared it in an interview to telecast “News of week”, according to ITAR-TASS on January, 29.
According to Mr.Zubkov, 75 percent of money of doubtful origin flow away to Latvia and Cyprus. Among other countries, where Russian finances hatch illegally, Vice-prime minister named Great Britain, Sweden, France and Hong Kong. In addition, some laundered money amounts reach the turnover of the country.
To the middle of February Mr.Zubkov, who heads a working group on a fight against financial machinations, promised to name the companies suspected of illegal actions. First of all, according to him, an attack on the shadow sector of economy will pass in the spheres of energy and HOUSING & UTILITIES. Also a vice-prime declared about the necessity of “establishing order in bank sphere”.
Mr.Zubkov noticed that large state companies are also marked in the commission of illegal financial operations.
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