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27.11.2025 | Asset Recovery

Crypto: the ultimate enabler of corruption?

As cryptoassets and other blockchain-based tokens enter the mainstream, alarm bells are ringing…

25.11.2025 | Anti-Money Laundering, Asset Recovery

Designing robust cryptoasset regulations: Practical takeaways from international regulators and supervisors

A breakout session at the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets gathered…

24.11.2025 | Asset Recovery

Developing blockchain intelligence standards and interoperability: a critical need to fight financial crime in the digital age

A breakout session at the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets focused on…

17.11.2025 |

Holding the line: Betsy Andersen on corruption and hope in uncertain times (The Academy Bulletin)

Corruption corrodes trust, weakens institutions, and undermines societies. Few people understand…

11.11.2025 | Asset Recovery

The FATF’s asset recovery guidance reflects real-world challenges and solutions

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published new Asset Recovery Guidance and Best…

06.11.2025 |

Ukraine’s place in Europe’s defence industry: could compliance catalyse integration?

Ukraine is already central to Europe’s security. Its defence manufacturers are increasingly…

11.09.2025 | Prevention, Research and Innovation

How corruption helps drug traffickers adapt to strengthened border enforcement

Corruption at border points remains a pressing global issue, threatening not only border…

26.08.2025 | Collective Action, Private Sector

Collective Action against corruption: what works best and why?

Around the world, businesses, civil society and governments are working together in initiatives…

24.07.2025 |

Mitigating corruption risks in Ukraine's restoration: new report

Today, the Basel Institute on Governance jointly published a report with Ukraine's National…

23.07.2025 | Asset Recovery

More than Gantt charts: fighting financial crime as a Programme Manager

Misozi Samuti Chimbe, Programme Manager for Southern and East Africa at the Basel Institute’s…

14.07.2025 | Green Corruption

A career targeting the finances behind environmental crime – how I got there

This article is part of a series on careers in fighting financial crime and opportunities to…

09.07.2025 |

2024 Annual Report and foreword by Peter Maurer

2024 was a challenging year for the Basel Institute on Governance, marked by the tragic passing…