Koit Brinkmann

Koit Brinkmann is an Estonian journalist.

He was born in 1971 and is a trained engineer and lawyer. Brinkmann has been working for Äripäev newspaper since 2006 and is a staff writer at the investigative desk. In 2008 he was chosen as the Äripäev journalist of the year and in 2009 he was among the three nominees for the prestigieous Bonnier Award.

Basic information

Name

Koit Brinkmann

Country

Estonia

City

Tallinn

Supported projects

Money Laundering in Estonia

Corruption
Economy
Politics

TALLINN - According to experts, Estonian financial institutions are popular among criminals for laundering money because Estonia offers cheaper currency transactions than Russia and less regulation than in the EU. Its convenient location for such transactions adds to the appeal.