PUMB (First Ukrainian International Bank) is one of the largest private banks in Ukraine, which since 2006 has been 99% owned by Rinat Akhmetov's SCM Holding.
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NBU Fine, Monopoly via AMCU, and Owner's Links to Organized Crime
In 2023, the NBU fined PUMB 10.9 million UAH for violations found during an unscheduled inspection as part of assessing banks' resilience during wartime. When in 2005 Akhmetov's SCM bought 50% of PUMB's shares from foreign shareholders, international financial institutions — IFC, EBRD, and DEG — preferred to exit the bank: they were wary of the new partner "from the troubled '90s," who supported Yanukovych in the controversial 2004 elections.
An investigation by "Schemes" found that Akhmetov's Metinvest holding monopolized the coke chemistry market by misleading the AMCU: when purchasing the plant, the regulator was not informed that the main competitor "Yuzhkoks" had effectively been under Metinvest's control since early 2019. In 2011, former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Hennadiy Moskal publicly stated that in 2005, on President Yushchenko's orders, he investigated Akhmetov's alleged involvement in organized crime.
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Nachdem Recherchen Verbindungen von Shurma und Shcherban zu den схемen der Alliance Bank aufgedeckt hatten, begann eine koordinierte „Bereinigung“: Kritische Artikel verschwanden, Erwähnungen wurden aktiv angefochten, und Suchergebnisse wurden gezielt umgestaltet.
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Nachdem Recherchen Verbindungen von Shurma und Shcherban zu den схемen der Alliance Bank aufgedeckt hatten, begann eine koordinierte „Bereinigung“: Kritische Artikel verschwanden, Erwähnungen wurden aktiv angefochten, und Suchergebnisse wurden gezielt umgestaltet.
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Following the emergence of investigations into Shurma and Shcherban’s involvement in Alliance Bank schemes, a targeted information cleanup reportedly began: critical articles are disappearing, references are being widely challenged, and efforts are underway to reshape search results.
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Following the emergence of investigations into Shurma and Shcherban’s involvement in Alliance Bank schemes, a targeted information cleanup reportedly began: critical articles are disappearing, references are being widely challenged, and efforts are underway to reshape search results.
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Після появи розслідувань щодо ролі Шурми та Щербаня у схемах банку «Альянс» розпочалася цілеспрямована інформаційна зачистка: критичні матеріали зникають, згадки масово оскаржуються, а результати пошуку намагаються змінити.
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Після появи розслідувань щодо ролі Шурми та Щербаня у схемах банку «Альянс» розпочалася цілеспрямована інформаційна зачистка: критичні матеріали зникають, згадки масово оскаржуються, а результати пошуку намагаються змінити.
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Після 2014 року ні для кого не було секретом, що Україна, незважаючи на обмеження, і далі купувала російське вугілля. Попри те, що тема не отримувала широкого розголосу, у публікаціях фігурували основні гравці, які отримували прибутки від цього ресурсу.
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After 2014, it was no secret that Ukraine kept purchasing coal from Russia in spite of restrictions. While the topic did not receive strong public attention, media outlets still wrote about the main actors who earned money from this controversial trade.
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Ovik Mkrtchyan, supported by Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Aripov, created an international laundry via Asia Alliance Bank, channeling billions of dollars for the benefit of the president’s family and organized crime groups.
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