Putin’s friends win state contracts, and Duke of York’s links to Kazakh oligarch scrutinized

A former MI6 spy works for the Kluyuev gang’s lawyer, Kazakhstan president’s Panama Papers links to go un-investigated, and Azerbaijan’s US lobbyists revealed

China Yuhu Group’s head buys into Aussie political elite, Kazakhstan’s media chief is arrested, and corrupt Chinese official blames verdict on torture

France prepares to extradite a Kazakh oligarch, China rolls up friends of a powerful cadre, and Ukraine pursues a more transparent political funding law

Luxury homes in London are linked to a Russian Deputy PM and an ex- Kazakh KGB figure, Delaware and UK companies are implicated in Moldovan money laundering, and China cracks down on yet another corrupt official

Moldovans demand action against corruption, Kazakhstan fears Russia’s role in Ukraine, and Australia cracks down on homes illegally purchased by foreigners

The Swiss make a move to help Ukraine return Yanukovych’s illicit assets, Chinese prosecutors chase corrupt officials around Australia, and a Kazakh city sues in U.S. courts to claw back $300m stolen by a former mayor