The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has developed a framework that aims to support domestic resource mobilisation by countering illicit financial flows (IFFs) and improve tax systems to boost revenue capture. The Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model is… Read More ›
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AfCFTA planners mull measures to curb IFFs
The African Union (AU) has announced that its Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration is contemplating measures for the envisaged the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that would specifically address the issue of… Read More ›
Coronavirus funding threatens Nigeria’s efforts to tackle IFFs
Funding to tackle illicit financial flows (IFFs) out of Nigeria is under threat as a result of cuts made in the country’s 2021 budget. Despite announcing a record naira 13.5 billion naira (N13.5 billion – US$35.5 billion) budget to tackle… Read More ›
African conference on IFFs and taxation focuses on coronavirus impacts
The 8th Pan Africa Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation held in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, focused on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and on the urgent need for African countries to optimise public revenues from their natural… Read More ›
UN agencies finalise framework to measure illicit financial flows
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have finalised a conceptual framework for the statistical measurement of illicit financial flows (IFFs). Pilot projects are either underway or due to commence… Read More ›
Kenya broadcasts IFF-focused radio programmes
Transparency International Kenya (TI-K), Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and Haki Yetu, a Kenyan NGO focused on human rights have broadcast three radio shows discussing the impact illicit financial flows (IFFs) have had on Kwale County in southern Kenya. The county… Read More ›
Fight against corruption and IFFs key plank in South Africa’s economic recovery plan
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said his government is intensifying its fight against corruption and illicit financial flows (IFFs) as an integral part of its plans to revive the country’s economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In… Read More ›
COP10 focus on role IFFs play impeding progress towards SDGs
The 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (TOC) has highlighted the role illicit financial flows (IFFs) play impeding progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly in Africa. The… Read More ›