Call for Papers: National Tax Association Conference
The National Tax Association is calling for papers for the 114th Annual Conference on Taxation, themed: “Improving the U.S. Safety Net”. See Call for Paper below: We hope this finds you well. We are writing to you as we will be organizing the sessions on Public Finance in Developing Countries at this year’s National Tax […]
The Central Bank of the Bahamas: Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
[pdf-embedder url=”https://gsdec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2022-CONFERENCE-ANNOUNCEMENT-AND-CALL-FOR-PAPERS-26-mar-2021.pdf” title=”2022 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 26 mar 2021″] CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS THIRD INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL APPROACHES TO ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING 20 – 21 JANUARY, 2022 BAHA MAR RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTRE NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS The Central Bank of The Bahamas is pleased to invite scholar and […]
Webinar Synopsis – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Compliant Countries: Lessons for Non-Compliant Jurisdictions
Synopsis of the Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (GSDEC)’s Inaugural Webinar themed The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Compliant Countries: Lessons for Non-Compliant Jurisdictions On 26 February 2021, the Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (GSDEC) hosted a webinar themed ‘The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Compliant Countries: Lessons for Non-Compliant Jurisdictions’. The […]
Call for Paper – Financial Crime Regulation
[pdf-embedder url=”https://gsdec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Call-for-Paper-Financial-Crime-Regulation-1.pdf” title=”Call for Paper- Financial Crime Regulation”] The Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime Network is pleased to announce its inaugural conference, on Saturday 21 August 2021. Global South countries continue to lose an immeasurable, though, significant amount of funds yearly to illicit financial flows (IFFs), notwithstanding improvements in global regulatory structures aimed […]
Nigeria: Federal Government to Establish A New Anti-Corruption Agency
In a bid to better manage and improve the accountability of proceeds of crime in the country, the Ministry of Justice is seeking to establish a new anti-corruption agency, known as the Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency (PCRMA). According to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, the country has for the past few […]
Call for Blog Posts
Call for Blog Submissions. Tax-Related Illicit Financial Flows: Perspectives from the Global South The Global South Dialogue on Economic Crimes (GSDEC) is an interdisciplinary platform for advancing dialogue, research, and capacity on economic crimes. The GSDEC is now welcoming guest posts for our website, https://gsdec.org/. We are looking for highly relevant and valuable information to […]
Joint EG-FATF Trade-Based Money Laundering Risk Indicators
The Financial Action Task Force, in collaboration with Egmont Group has published a list of Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) risk indicators. The purpose of the report is to enable individuals in public and private sectors overcome the challenges inherent in identifying trade-based money laundering. Some of the risk indicators suggestive of criminals laundering money through […]
Africa: Nigeria Becomes Global Hub for Ivory and Pangolin Scale Trafficking
According to research conducted by National Geographic, pangolin scales have no verifiable medicinal values. However, this does not stop the illegal trafficking of pangolin scales that run into hundreds of tonnes from the coasts of Nigeria in West Africa into Asia. Still demand drives supply, and demand for ivory and pangolin scales seems to be […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria Places a Ban on Cryptocurrencies
In an attempt to curb illicit financial transactions in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria, on 5 February 2021, issued a directive prohibiting the trading of cryptocurrencies. This directive referenced a January 2017 circular sent out to the country’s financial institutions cautioning them on the risks associated with cryptocurrency transactions. The CBN stated that […]