New free eLearning course on open-source intelligence (OSINT)
A brand new eLearning course on our free Basel LEARN platform introduces the rich possibilities of open-source intelligence for investigations.
Anticorruption Guidance for Partners of State-Owned Enterprises
Drawing on broad stakeholder consultations, corruption case analysis and reviews of existing best practices, this guidance proposes concrete measures that companies should adopt to reduce corruption risks in their work with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the oil, gas and mining industries. It also recommends measures SOEs can take to strengthen their anticorruption safeguards.
The guidance for private-sector companies has five parts:
The nexus between corruption and money laundering: deconstructing the Toledo‑Odebrecht network in Peru
The paper targets the nexus between corruption and money laundering. Scholars and practitioners recently observed how offshore financial centers and financial infrastructures have become central in facilitating corruption and other criminal activities.
Offshore vehicles often serve to conceal the connections between business people and politically exposed persons. Secrecy jurisdictions and service providers have emerged as key actors in these illicit schemes.
The paper explores the following questions:
ICAR to support Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee on asset recovery
We are pleased to have entered into a new partnership with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, covering assistance with investigating and recovering assets acquired through corruption and other related crimes.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed on 18 January 2022, our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) specialists will provide ongoing advice, technical assistance and training to the recently established Anti-Corruption Committee.
Policy Brief 9: Informal networks and what they mean for anti-corruption practice
Corruption is frequently associated with money alone and the behaviours of a few individual “bad apples” operating in otherwise healthy governance systems. This is too simplistic. As the latest research shows, including research in Tanzania and Uganda on which this Policy Brief is based, corruption is a networked phenomenon. This Policy Brief explains what this means and its implications for anti-corruption practice.
Retrospectividad e imprescriptibilidad en la Extinción de Dominio – un producto de conocimiento de la CCERA
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Este producto de conocimiento recopila información sobre los debates de la Comunidad de Conocimiento sobre Recuperación de Activos de América Latina (CCERA), una iniciativa del Centro Internacional para la Recuperación de Activos (ICAR) del Basel Institute on Governance.
New partnership with Zanzibar’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
We are delighted to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Zanzibar. This new partnership builds on our existing engagement of our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) with the Zanzibar Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Authority (ZAECA).
Determinants and drivers of wildlife trafficking: A qualitative analysis in Uganda
The article analyses drivers and determinants of illicit wildlife trade (IWT), targeting those factors that support the participation of individuals in poaching and transportation of wildlife goods.
Combating virtual assets-based money laundering and crypto-enabled crime: Recommendations of the Tripartite Working Group on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies
These seven Recommendations emerge from the 5th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, held virtually on 7-8 December 2021.
The annual conference is organised by the Working Group on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, a tripartite initiative of the Basel Institute on Governance, INTERPOL and Europol that dates back to 2014 and was formally established in 2016.
Basel Institute to serve as Co-Chair and Network Partner of B20 Indonesia Integrity and Compliance Task Force
We are delighted to have been invited to participate in the B20 Indonesia Integrity and Compliance Task Force as Network Partner and Co-Chair.