Article, Report · 22 Apr 2020
Asset recovery in the light of covid-19 - five questions open to debate
by Gretta Fenner · Published by Basel Institute on Governance
Asset Recovery and Enforcement
This special analysis look at five initial areas for the asset recovery community to consider in the light of the covid-19 pandemic. It has been put together based on insights of the Basel Institute’s asset recovery team. It covers:
- Technology and the digital divide
- Legal and bureaucratic hurdles to recovering stolen assets
- Political will amid increased social pressures
- Raised stakes in ongoing debates, including over the use of returned assets
- The wider role of asset recovery in anti-corruption and sustainable development
The analysis is not meant to be exhaustive but to encourage feedback, debate and thinking outside the box.
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