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22.07.2021 | Asset Recovery, Public Finance Management

Launch of compendium of jurisprudence on Peru’s non-conviction based confiscation law

A newly published Compendium of Jurisprudence on Extinción de Dominio will enable Peruvian…

16.07.2021 | Anti-Money Laundering, Green Corruption

Illegal waste trade: what’s driving this multi-billion dollar transnational crime and what could stop it?

The sixth event in the Corrupting the Environment webinar series discussed waste trafficking, a…

16.07.2021 | Green Corruption, Public Governance

New policy brief on how to reduce the social acceptability of wildlife trafficking

Behaviour change interventions aimed at reducing the social acceptability of wildlife…

13.07.2021 | Asset Recovery

Opinion: The return of stolen assets requires innovative thinking, dialogue and collaboration

Claims that Switzerland is “paternalistic” in its approach to returning stolen assets to their…

08.07.2021 | Asset Recovery, Public Governance

New analysis of the Toledo-Odebrecht case illuminates the complex transnational networks behind corruption and money laundering schemes

What does the web of connections look like that underlies grand corruption and money laundering…

07.07.2021 | Collective Action

Siemens Integrity Initiative funds Basel Institute for “Golden Stretch” in promoting anti-corruption Collective Action

The Siemens Integrity Initiative is boosting the Basel Institute’s capacity to promote anti-…

06.07.2021 | Anti-Money Laundering, Asset Recovery

Keeping up with money laundering risks: updates to this year’s Basel AML Index methodology

Money laundering risks evolve fast, as do the tools and data available to assess them. That is…

05.07.2021 | Asset Recovery

First meeting of the Asset Recovery Knowledge Community in Latin America explores international cooperation in cases of non-conviction based forfeiture

Twenty-five practitioners from 12 countries gathered online on 29 June for the first virtual…

05.07.2021 | Asset Recovery

Quick guide to analysing a suspect’s financial affairs in a corruption case

How investigators and prosecutors can use Source and Application of Funds analysis to inform…

02.07.2021 | Asset Recovery

Are illicit enrichment laws an underused tool to target corruption? Yes, say practitioners

At a Basel Institute-hosted webinar on illicit enrichment on 30 June 2021, practitioners from…

01.07.2021 | Public Governance

Silence around sextortion: new report highlights need for research and policy action on gendered corruption

A new short report on gendered corruption highlights the urgent need for more research and…