Is financial crime really a security threat, as an increasing number of countries and experts now say? If so, in what sense? And what implications might that have for our efforts to fight it?
The issues around framing financial crime as a threat to national and international security were a key topic on the agenda of the first international Summit of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10–11 September 2024.
The study's purpose is to understand the impact of maritime corruption on low—and middle-income countries. The objectives are twofold: first, to estimate the cost of maritime corruption to the industry, and second, to estimate the cost of maritime corruption to society. Given the wide range of MACN’s activities, Nigeria is selected as the first-case country.
Investing in preventing and combating the misuse of the crypto ecosystem for financial crime is vital to safeguard both national and international security.
This was a resounding message arising from the 8th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, which concluded on 12 September 2024 after two days of intense discussions and updates from leading voices in the field.
A landmark report has thrown light on corruption and governance risks facing the renewables sector. It urges industry-led collective action to develop effective safeguards and ensure a just energy transition for all.
In a Working Paper published by the Basel Institute on Governance, Maja de Vibe of Statkraft and Mark Robinson of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative reveal the extent of corruption and governance risks affecting investments in solar, wind, hydropower and green hydrogen projects.
This article, published in the INmagazine by TEiD in collaboration with the Basel Institute on Governance, revisits the 5th International Collective Action Conference held in Basel, Switzerland, in June 2024.
Leading voices in the field of countering economic crime came together at the 2024 Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime to discuss this year’s theme: “suspect assets”.
The very first session of the Symposium sought to answer a key question from the outset: Why attack assets in the first place?
By Oscar Caipo Ricci, President of the Empresarios por la Integridad initiative in Peru. The initiative is a member of the Basel Institute's Mentoring Programme and recently became the national hub of Alliance for Integrity in Peru.
Explore the hidden world of corruption and greed with two investigative journalists who have uncovered major scandals through large data leaks. Discover how these revelations expose the money trails behind natural resource plunder in Central and East Africa and law enforcement's weakness and corruption in Latin America.
At the next public meeting of the Follow-the-Money Working Group, Hsun-Wen (Linda) Chou, Anti-Money Laundering Project Manager at TRAFFIC China, will talk about the use of China’s anti-money laundering laws to combat the illegal trade in wild species.