Given the increasing headwinds against global anti-corruption efforts blowing out of the United States in recent weeks, the EU’s commencement of trilogue negotiations regarding its proposed Directive on combating corruption has gone largely unnoticed.

We are thrilled to launch Basel STUDY, deepening our mission to empower professionals and practitioners working to counter corruption and financial crime. In conjunction with the University of Basel, the Basel Institute now offers advanced postgraduate qualifications in anti-corruption and asset recovery.

Zambia’s multi-agency approach to fighting corruption has gained further momentum as our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) training team conducted another successful workshop on financial investigations and asset recovery in Lusaka. This was the fourth in a series of five workshops under our train-the-trainer (TTT) programme for Zambia.

This article is adapted from the 2024 Basel AML Index public report.

“Foreign bribery continues to inflict enormous damage throughout the world. Holding culpable companies to account is an excellent start. But a complete picture of justice will only take shape once all the harm caused by these companies is adequately considered.”

Andrew Dornbierer puts his finger on the button in his foreword to our latest Working Paper: Compensating the victims of foreign bribery: UK legislation, practice and recommended reforms, by Sam Hickey.

Training and related capacity-building assistance of our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) are: “driving meaningful shifts within the institutions of partner countries, and enhancing their effectiveness in addressing corruption and related crimes”.

This article by Iker Lekuona explains the importance of asset recovery for crime prevention and highlights three vital aspects of international cooperation in corruption and asset recovery cases: informal cooperation mechanisms, trust and technical assistance.