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Financiamiento del Terrorismo: Entre el Financiamiento Tradicional y los Cripto Activos

El financiamiento del terrorismo (FT) es un delito que está asociado con los fondos y/o bienes que sostienen a los terroristas o grupos de terroristas para poder operar. Este financiamiento puede ser utilizado para comprar armamento, costear...

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The Legacy and Possible Demise of the FCPA

Amid the bedlam ignited by Watergate and national intelligence agencies’ abuses of power in the 1970s, Idaho Senator Frank Church mounted a Senate investigation into glaring corruption in the world of international business. This investigation, conducted by...

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Beneficial Ownership in the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean: A Cayman, Montserrat, and Bermuda Case Analysis

Source: United Kingdom Parliament

In recent years, beneficial ownership (BO) transparency has become a global priority in fighting against money laundering (ML), tax evasion, and illicit financial flows. The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) in the Caribbean—Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Bermuda—have all...

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Changes to the Digital Assets Issuance Law in El Salvador

El Salvador, through the Digital Assets Issuance Law (LEAD) in January 2023, enabled the tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA) Tokenization, allowing the tokenization of agricultural commodities, debts, and the issuance of stablecoins like a USDT. In August...

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Cambios en la Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales de El Salvador

En enero de 2023, El Salvador dio un paso importante para la tokenización de activos del mundo real (Real World Assets Tokenization) con la Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales (LEAD), permitiendo la tokenización de productos agrícolas...

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MV Matthew: The Poster Child of an Overlooked Problem

How Ireland’s biggest cocaine seizure underscores the need for ownership transparency in the world of international shipping. Choppy seas tossed boats off the coast of Cork, Ireland on a Sunday in September. As millions went to bed...

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Profit Shifting Case in Indonesia Highlights Need for Improved Tax Collection

By Forum Pajak Berkeadilan*, Woods & Wayside International, and Global Financial Integrity Indonesia, like many other countries, is suffering from a prolonged health crisis and economic fall-out caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. With a 2% decline in...

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Money Laundering Matters (and Law Enforcement is Failing)

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by John A. Cassara John Cassara is a former US Treasury Special Agent and is on the Board of Directors of Global Financial Integrity. He has written numerous articles and books on money laundering and threat finance....

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