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/klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/ · adjective
Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves..
Once the biggest company in Africa, Gecamines' production plunged during the kleptocratic dictatorship of President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965-97).
Binance may be the biggest crypto house exposed, but it is simply the latest in a long line of financial institutions whose lack of money laundering oversight — and willingness to look the other way — has drawn in staggering amounts of illicit wealth and attracted the world’s leading criminal rings and kleptocratic regimes.
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Kleptocratic means Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves..
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Once the biggest company in Africa, Gecamines' production plunged during the kleptocratic dictatorship of President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965-97).
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