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Professional enablers not only launder dirty money, but they also make it harder for law enforcement officials to identify them and recover stolen assets.

Blockchain technology promised to be a game changer in anti-corruption efforts due to its immutability and transparency. Whether it fulfils its promise depends on levels of connectivity, digital…

Cryptocurrency is being exploited by organised crime groups for illicit activities, taking advantage of its decentralised and anonymous nature to facilitate money laundering and other corrupt…

The authors work with the CSABOT project, offering training in beneficial ownership transparency. Our latest session (in France, June 2022) generated three clear lessons about its importance and…

Countries recover huge sums of money from companies to settle cases of bribery overseas. These fines should be used for the public good.

Corrupt actors use loopholes in the global financial system to hide their ill-gotten gains by transferring them to foreign countries or jurisdictions, which can be referred to as transit or…

Concerns arise in the literature about the transparency and actual influence of LMICs in FATF standard-setting process for AML/CFT, suggesting that the agenda might still be driven by higher-income…

À Madagascar, l’exploitation aurifère pourrait constituer une source de développement majeure pour le gouvernement et la population. Cependant, chaque année, l’État malgache est perdant face à…

The IMF and World Bank provide financial assistance with conditions, including targeting illicit financial flows, though the effectiveness of such conditionalities remains uncertain.