Thursday, August 9, 2012

Serbia: New Government Cracks Down On Corrupt Bank Officials

00:42, August 10, 2012

Eight top officials of Agrobanka and two private companies were arrested on charges of corruption, the Serbian Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime announced Wednesday. The Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor’s Office made the arrests. 

“So far the investigation has shown that Agrobanka had granted a large number of loans to mutually networked legal entities and without appropriate guarantees, which is contrary to the Law on Banks, the regulations of the National Bank of Serbia and the bank’s own acts,” the Prosecutor's Office stated.

The loans were never repaid, and the bank accumulated a US$369 million debt. Its operating license was revoked as a result.

Armenian News

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