By Jakob Van Calster and Charlotte Van Campenhout
DUTCH banking group ING has reached a €1.6 million ($1.9 million) settlement in a money‑laundering investigation linked to transactions involving former European Commissioner Didier Reynders, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said.
The prosecutor said in a press release that in its view, the conclusion of the investigation confirmed the findings of Belgium’s National Bank that pointed to possible complicity by ING Belgium in money laundering, but that the charges would be dropped following the settlement.
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