Lax supply chain due diligence and a lack of beneficial ownership transparency are amongst factors allowing one-fifth of the global fisheries market to be captured by operators involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a new report from the… Read More ›
China’s belt and road initiative (BRI), the massive global infrastructure development strategy aimed at reshaping global trade routes, has improved transport corridors according to a report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and London university’s Kings College. But these improved… Read More ›
We need to be able to see deep inside supply chains to know whether criminals are using trade finance to launder money says head of trade and supply-chain finance at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Steven Beck. Replacing paper trails… Read More ›
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, digitalisation and online trading have transformed the nature and scope of trade-based financial crime according to panellists at a recent Regulation Asia webinar. The webinar aimed at banks in the Asia-Pacific region… Read More ›