01169nam a22001337a 4500100003100000245008100031260005200112300000900164520068300173650002400856856013300880942000701013999001501020 aGlobal Financial Integrity aTrade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in 135 Developing Countries: 2008-2017 aWashington DCbGlobal Financial Integrityc2020 a78p. aThis report, published by Global Financial Integrity, examines the latest official government trade data reported to the United Nations to estimate the magnitude of trade misinvoicing – one of the largest components of measurable illicit financial flows between and among 135 developing countries and 36 advanced economies. Trade misinvoicing occurs when importers and exporters deliberately falsify the stated prices on the invoices for goods they are importing or exporting as a way to illicitly transfer value across international borders, evade tax and/or customs duties, launder the proceeds of criminal activity, circumvent currency controls, and hide profits offshore.  aTrade misinvoicing  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org\iff/Trade-Related_Illicit_Financial_Flows_in_135_Developing_Countries_2008-2017_GFI March_2020.pdf cCF c1097d1097