The return to the Angolan State of USD 500 million, allegedly illegally transferred, from the National Bank of Angola (BNA), for Credit Suisse Bank of London (England), will help consolidate the country’s net international reserves, if there are no other commitmentsas reported by RNA and Angop.
The statement was made by the president of the Economy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly, Diógenes de Oliveira, in statements today on Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA), welcoming the fact that Angolan money has already been released.
On Monday (19), the British National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed to Reuters that the 500 million dollars, transferred from the National Bank of Angola (BNA) to the London bank, an operation that triggered a investigation into suspected fraud against the Angolan State, have already been unblocked.
Diógenes de Oliveira gave a vote of confidence to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and defends greater transparency in the management of public affairs. “We must continue to work so that society increasingly believes in institutions. All of us (National Assembly, civil society and the Executive) must strive to be in solidarity with actions aimed at combating corruption and fighting for greater transparency in the management of public affairs”, he advocated.
He recalled, on the other hand, that according to the General State Budget (OGE/2018), the main focuses have to do with an innovation in the quality of expenditure at the level of the social sector, taking into account the glaring deficiencies that still exist in the country.
The “unfreezing” of the 500 million dollars and its return to the coffers of the Angolan State had been mobilizing joint efforts by the Ministry of Finance and the BNA with the Government and the English banks, said the deputy attorney general and coordinator of the National Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Action (DNIAP), João Luís de Freitas Coelho.
The process began in 2017, when the British authorities considered that there was evidence of fraud in the transfer of 500 million dollars from the BNA to the London bank.