US$1.6 trillion lost in potential trade misinvoicing in 2018 amongst developing and advanced countries says GFI report
An estimated US$1.6 trillion in potential trade misinvoicing among 134 developing countries has been identified in 2018 according to a new report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Trade-related Illicit Financial Flows in 134 Developing Countries 2009-2018 says that of that US$1.6 million, US$835 billion occurred between the…
TBML not well understood, even by financial experts
The principal vulnerability to trade-based money laundering (TBML) in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is that it is not well understood, even by financial crime experts according to Global Financial Integrity (GFI). For its latest survey, Financial Crime in Latin America and…
GFI survey includes TBML amongst four key financial crimes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Trade-based money laundering (TBML) is one of four types of financial criminality examined in a comprehensive survey of 250 financial crime experts in Latin America and the Caribbean published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). The Washington-based non-profit focused on illicit financial flows says its survey…
Trade misinvoicing in Mexico and Colombia under scrutiny
Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has published an analysis of trade misinvoicing in Mexico and Colombia where individuals or entities falsify the quantity, price, and quality of goods to launder money, claim tax incentives, or evade taxes, duties and capital controls. Corruption, lack of political will,…
Links to trade in luxury goods and TBML operators exposed in GFI’s report on real estate money laundering
Yachts, private jets, horses, cars, jewellery, high-end watches and art are amongst the assets traded to enable kleptocrats, criminals, sanctions evaders and corrupt government officials to execute global money laundering schemes according to a new report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). The report focuses…
GFI suggests FinCEN reforms for the Biden administration
Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has published a policy paper that provides five strategic recommendations the administration of new US President Biden and Congress could use to reform the treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to better protect national security. Enhancing National Security by Reimagining…
Financial exclusion and opaque banking laws help make Colombian gold more attractive than drugs to money launderers
The exclusion of artisanal and small-scale miners from the financial system and Switzerland’s opaque banking laws are amongst the factors making Colombia’s gold sector vulnerable to illicit financial flows (IFFs) according to a new report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Meanwhile gold appears more…
Kenya broadcasts IFF-focused radio programmes
Transparency International Kenya (TI-K), Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and Haki Yetu, a Kenyan NGO focused on human rights have broadcast three radio shows discussing the impact illicit financial flows (IFFs) have had on Kwale County in southern Kenya. The county has witnessed consistent opposition to…
GFI announces cloud-based tool to detect misinvoicing
Global Financial Integrity (GFI), the Washington-based non-profit best known for its work researching and lobbying to prevent illicit financial flows, has developed a cloud-based risk assessment application to detect misinvoicing. GFTrade provides accurate results efficiently, consistently and with minimal training and is suitable for any…
Dubai’s free trade zones under examination by GFI
The role of Dubai’s free trade zones (FTZs) in trade-based financial crime is examined in a new analysis published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), the Washington based think-tank focused on illicit financial flows. Free-For-All Zones: The Case of Dubai summarises GFI’s contribution to the report…
