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Illicit Activity in Chile’s Timber Sector

Despite the government’s efforts, illegal logging has been a significant problem in Chile for several decades, causing a range of environmental, social, and economic issues. According to the World Bank, illegal logging in Chile’s native forests destroyed...

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Abordar el lavado de dinero basado en el comercio (TBML) sigue siendo complejo; y corrosivo para las economías en desarrollo

Washington, DC, 2 de febrero de 2023. @IllicitFlows – Una nueva publicación que analiza el alcance y las características del lavado de dinero basado en el comercio mundial (TBML por sus siglas en inglés) encuentra que esta...

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Trade-Based Money Laundering: A Global Challenge

A new publication analyzing the scope and characteristics of global trade-based money laundering (TBML) finds that this illicit activity poses complex problems for law enforcement while also undermining global development. Indeed, while various estimates put TBML activity...

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Addressing TBML Remains Difficult; Corrosive to Developing Economies, New Publication Finds

Trade Based Money Laundering poses a serious threat to the global financial system. Hidden transactions & misinvoicing can be used to launder illicit funds, disrupting economies & undermining financial stability.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once: Understanding the Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative on TBML and Illicit Supply Chains

The two co-authors examine Belt and Road Initiative-related global supply chain risks for individual partner countries in connectivity projects, various commodities, free-trade zones and general trends of corruption and crime. The paper outlines policy recommendations for addressing and managing some of these risks.

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High Level Engagement

Global Financial Integrity staff have been invited to testify before Congress, the European Parliament as well as other high-level fora on numerous occasions to speak on illicit financial flows and transparency. Past engagements include: The Explainer: How...

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Informe encuentra que la facturación comercial fraudulenta sigue siendo un problema masivo y persistente

WASHINGTON D.C., 16 de diciembre de 2021 (@Illicitflows) – El informe publicado hoy por Global Financial Integrity (GFI) encontró un estimado de al menos US$ 1,6 billones en potencial facturación comercial fraudulenta en 134 países en desarrollo,...

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Report Finds Trade Misinvoicing Continues to be a Massive and Persistent Problem

WASHINGTON D.C. –  A report published today by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) finds an estimated US$1.6 trillion in potential trade misinvoicing among 134 developing countries, of which US$835 billion occurred between developing countries and 36 advanced economies,...

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