News about corruption

Anti-corruption investigators from NABU searched the National Bank of Ukraine and the home of one of its employees, amid reports that central bank chief Andrey Pyshny is involved; NABU neither confirmed nor denied those reports. Citing opposition MPs and law enforcement sources, Ukrainskaya Pravda and RFE/RL described Pyshny as a possible person of interest in the 'Forest Gump' case, which concerns alleged laundering of money used to cover bail for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko. The case also involves Irina Mudraya, a former deputy head of Zelensky's office who was dismissed, and Vadim Vesyoly, described as an informal overseer influencing Sense Bank. Pyshny denies arranging Vesyoly's appointment in 2023. MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said NABU is pursuing leads on Vesyoly's involvement with Sense Bank and Karpatneftekhim at the central bank.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) confirmed searches of the National Bank of Ukraine and the home of one of its employees, while media reports say central bank chief Andrey Pyshny is a target, which NABU neither confirmed nor denied. The probe is reportedly tied to the so-called Forest Gump case, which concerns alleged laundering of money used to cover bail for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, and to Sense Bank and former adviser Vadim Vesyoly, whose name surfaced in recordings linked to Timur Mindich. Pyshny has denied allegations that he arranged Vesyoly's appointment in 2023. An MP said investigators are pursuing leads on Vesyoly's links to Sense Bank and Karpatneftekhim at the central bank.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) confirmed searches of the National Bank of Ukraine and the home of one of its employees, neither confirming nor denying media reports that central bank chief Andrey Pyshny was involved. Opposition MPs and law enforcement sources named Pyshny as a possible person of interest in the 'Forest Gump' case, a probe into alleged laundering of money used for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko's bail, in which former deputy head of the presidential office Irina Mudraya is accused of influencing state-owned Sense Bank. Adviser Vadim Vesyoly, whose name appeared in recordings linked to Timur Mindich, was allegedly influential in Sense Bank's decisions, and Pyshny denies arranging his 2023 appointment. MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said investigators are pursuing leads on Vesyoly's ties to Sense Bank and a possible takeover of Karpatneftekhim at the central bank.

Hungarian police arrested former central bank governor György Matolcsy, who also served as finance minister, as the new government of Prime Minister Péter Magyar pursues suspected financial abuses under Viktor Orbán. Matolcsy led the central bank from 2013 to 2025 and was long one of Orbán's closest economic allies; he has denied any wrongdoing. His lawyer said he was detained on suspicion of economic fraud causing significant financial damage and using a forged private document. The case involves foundations endowed with hundreds of billions of forints in public funds and real estate bought at inflated prices, though it is unclear which matter the detention relates to. In July, the government launched the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, which has investigative and prosecutorial powers.

A Pulse Asia survey conducted September 17–24 with 2,400 respondents and a ±2 percent margin of error found that 71% of Filipinos rank inflation among their three most urgent national concerns, up from 57% in July. Controlling inflation was the top single issue at 36%, while graft and corruption was cited by 39%, down from 43% in July. Other concerns included raising workers' pay (36%), fighting criminality (24%), reducing poverty (21%), creating jobs (18%), fighting illegal drugs (18%), and lowering gasoline prices (14%). Palace press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said the government continues its interventions against hunger and asked where those not yet covered by assistance are located.

The IMF estimates global money laundering at around USD 6,000 billion a year, while corruption can cut real per-capita GDP growth by up to 3% over a maximum of 2 years. At the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok on 14/10, General Counsel Yan Liu said new technologies and AI are creating growing challenges for financial supervision. Namibia and Sri Lanka were cited as examples of countries that exited the FATF grey list after reforming their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks; Namibia completed the process within two years, amending about 9 laws and enacting 4 new ones. Thailand was also mentioned, having been removed from the list in 2013 after its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws took effect.