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Spotlight | Russia, Seychelles
Russian oligarch Yuri Gushchin sows luxury hotel discord

Russian confectionery billionaire Yuri Gushchin's investments in luxury hotels are stirring up trouble in the Seychelles, sparking lawsuits, appeals, and countersuits in the archipelago's courts. [...]

Published on 20/10/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Russian oligarch Yuri Gushchin sows luxury hotel discord

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Russia, Seychelles
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