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| fixed length control field | 01496nam a22001337a 4500 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Cobham, Alex |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | African regional integration and the fight against illicit financial flows |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Abidjan |
| Name of publisher | AfDB |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 4p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The article gives an overview of IFFs with much focuse on IFFs in Africa, causes and effects from a global perspective . The African Development Bank estimates that illicit financial flows have drained in excess of a trillion dollars from Africa since 1980. These flows undermine the tax base, damage political institutions and exacerbate inequality .Typically they involve the hidden movement of profits, hidden transfers of ownership, or hidden income streams. The main motivations are tax evasion (corporate and individual); laundering the proceeds of crime (largely human trafficking and drug trafficking); and corruption (including the theft of state assets and the bribery of public officials). It attempts to answer questions such as ,what national or regional countermeasures are likely to yield benefits by reducing IFF? what national or regional countermeasures are needed to meet international responsibilities? , and what scope is there for greater benefits from the ongoing international processes? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | ARMS TRAFFICKING, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, CAPITAL FLIGHT, CORRUPTION |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/african_regional_integration_and_the_fight_against_illicit_financial_flows.pdf |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | News Articles |
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