Guest Editors: Gilles Carbonnier, Fritz Brugger, Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi,Fred Dzanku, Sthabandith Insisienmay, Joschka Proksik Available online in open access and in paperback. Illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with commodity trade erode the tax base of resource-rich developing countries. Efforts to curb IFFs and reform taxation stumble over enhanced North–South tensions but remain crucial to helping poorer … Continue reading Book Release│Missing Dollars: Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade
“Missing Dollars” – a Documentary on Illicit Financial Flows
Low and middle-income countries must mobilise domestic resources to finance sustainable development and address growing social and environmental challenges in the face of shrinking foreign aid. Yet, illicit financial flows (IFFs) erode their tax base. For commodity-dependent countries, trade mispricing is a major problem that prevents them from benefitting fairly from the sale of their … Continue reading “Missing Dollars” – a Documentary on Illicit Financial Flows
Curbing IFFs Research Project extended for second phase (2020-23)!
The Curbing Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) research project has just been renewed by the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (R4D.ch) for the second phase 2020-23. Our interdisciplinary, North-South collaborative project began in 2017 and has since made significant progress in improving collective knowledge and understanding of IFFs. Through intensive collaborations with … Continue reading Curbing IFFs Research Project extended for second phase (2020-23)!
Abnormal Pricing in Peruvian Copper Concentrate Exports: Key recommendations for empirical studies
Introduction The fight against illicit financial flows (IFFs), in particular against those originating from trade misinvoicing in commodity exports, has become especially relevant for resource-rich countries focused on strengthening their domestic resource mobilization (DRM) strategies. In an effort to promote evidence-based and effective policymaking, studies on IFFs are facing diverse challenges, particularly over the conceptual … Continue reading Abnormal Pricing in Peruvian Copper Concentrate Exports: Key recommendations for empirical studies
Measuring IFFs: Lessons in Improving Methods
Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) have gained considerable traction in the advocacy and policy sphere, with most attention directed to their damaging impact on resource-rich developing countries that rely heavily on natural resource revenues. However, significant challenges remain in the conceptual framework and appropriate measurement techniques that aim to trace, curb, and redirect public revenue lost … Continue reading Measuring IFFs: Lessons in Improving Methods
Curbing Illicit Financial Flows from Resource-Rich Developing Countries 