November 17, 2021
By Matthew Baur Massive cargo ships are all too familiar to those living in big port cities. These giant vessels deliver goods needed for much of our society to function, from medical supplies and medicines, to food...
September 22, 2021
By Rodrigo Taipe “Peru is a beggar sitting on a gold bench,” it is sometimes said. The country possesses a wide variety of natural resources, which, with sustainable and transparent use, could help the country escape poverty...
April 27, 2021
by Sue Ryu Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing covers illicit activities ranging from, but not limited to, non-approved foreign countries fishing in the waters of other nations, actors misrepresenting their fishing activity or catch, to actors...
January 5, 2021
By Marija Sunjka One of the most significant problems the Southeastern European country of Serbia has been facing is that of illegal logging. Across the country, an average of 17,000 hectares (ha) or forests have been disappearing...
By Lakshmi Kumar, December 7, 2020
On the 14th and 21st of October, 2020, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) held a two-part webinar event on illicit gold trade in India, organized in conjunction with Fintelekt. The series explored issues in gold trafficking as a...
August 4, 2020
By Brian Monroe, VP – Content Development, Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists This piece was originally published on July 6th, 2020 by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists and is reposted with permission. When it...
June 23, 2020
by Abby Guen Operating in the Colombian forests and discreetly crossing borders are traffickers of an exotic good, generating millions of dollars a year in illicit profits: wildlife. As one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, Colombia’s...