Topic guides are a series of publications developed by the Anti-Corruption Helpdesk on key corruption and anti-corruption issues. They provide an overview of the current anti-corruption debate and a list of the most up to date and relevant studies and resources on a given topic.
This topic guide aims to provide a comprehensive and updated overview of illicit financial flows (IFFs). It presents the most important international best practices in countering this phenomenon and highlights key-challenges and areas of intervention. The first section deals with the definition of the concept of IFFs and the conceptual debate around them. It also presents the definition along with the main trends and costs. The second part analyses the core strategies to fight IFFs and the principal difficulties in their implementation.
Content
Understanding illicit financial flows
Controlling illicit financial flows
Preventing money laundering
Limiting financial secrecy
Countering tax evasion and avoidance
Recovering stolen assets
Authors
Roberto Martínez B. Kukutschka, Transparency International
Download PDF
