December 15, 2020
By Francis Kairu, Mary Maneno and Furaha Charo GFI jointly with Transparency International Kenya (TI-K) and Haki Yetu organized the third radio show in this series to discuss the impact the IFFs have had on Kwale County....
December 15, 2020
By Francis Kairu and Philip Mutio Global Financial Integrity organized the second radio show in a series of 3 that discussed beneficial ownership in Kenya. The show was held on Kaya FM one of the leading stations...
By Francis Kairu, December 15, 2020
With support from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), GFI organized a series of Swahili radio shows aimed at building community knowledge and understanding of illicit financial flows (IFFs) and the linkages to corruption and beneficial ownership....
By Lauren Anikis, December 7, 2020
This year, Global Financial Integrity and Academics Stand Against Poverty will be awarding the eighth annual Amartya Sen Prizes to the two best original essays examining one particular component of illicit financial flows, the resulting harms and...
By Lionel Bassega, November 24, 2020
Global trade is widely recognized as the lifeblood of a growing economy. However, according to the Wolfsberg’s Group Trade Finance Principles, financial institutions involved in trade financing cannot easily identify instances of over- or under-invoicing (or any...
By Claudia Helms, November 17, 2020
In the fight against international financial crimes, some of the greatest tools at a country’s disposal are strong laws promoting and enforcing transparency in beneficial ownership. Last month, the Colombian Congress introduced a bill to address beneficial...
November 16, 2020
By Brooke Tunstall Corporate tax avoidance is an open secret in the world of multinational enterprises. Hiding behind loose laws and revenue reporting standards around the globe, these international corporations obscure profits and losses to a degree...
November 2, 2020
By Sue Ryu In resource rich, commodity-dependent developing nations such as Chile, the issue of trade misinvoicing is not only highly prevalent, but of great negative consequence for public welfare. Chile ranks on the higher end of...