The European People’s Party (EPP), the conservative grouping which holds the biggest number of seats in the European Parliament, has called for a review of Switzerland’s banking practices and for the country’s possible inclusion in the EU’s list of countries… Read More ›

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Targeting IFFs would make wildlife and environmental crimes high-risk, low profit undertakings, CITE’s chief tells FATF conference
Engaging in partnerships to bring together expertise in wildlife trade and money laundering is absolutely necessary to curb illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with wildlife and other environmental crimes according to the secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in… Read More ›
Fraud based on vegetable oil trade in Poland and Germany revealed
Investigators in Poland and Germany have unearthed a fraud scheme that revolved around the trade of vegetable oil and caused the Polish treasury to lose an estimated €17.8 million (US$21.8 million) in tax. Poland’s Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne (Polish Central Anti-Corruption… Read More ›