01488nam a22001337a 4500100001700000245003100017260003500048300000800083520098400091650018301075856007601258942000701334999001301341  aSandu ,Ndamu  aGovt moves in on smuggling  aBulawayobSouthern Eyec 2014.  a2p.  aThe article talks of the  government’s plans to set a raft of measures  set to plug leakages in the mining sector where minerals have been spirited out of the country,  the  raft of measures are set  put a stop to the smuggling of minerals signalling  the end for smugglers.  Measures on smuggling come at a time the country is losing billions through leakages. Preliminary results of a study conducted by the Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis Research Unit showed that the country could have lost about $2,7 billion in illicit financial out flows in mining during the period 2009 to 2012. The  leakages are attributed the illicit financial out flows to gaps in the legislative framework governing the sector thereby creating opportunities for corruption. The results showed that there was information asymmetry between the government and investors in the mining sector contributing to tax avoidance through under-reporting of the quantity, quality and composition of minerals.  aASSET STRIPPING CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL OUTFLOW CORRUPTION COUNTERFEITING GOOD GOVERNANCE ILLICIT WEALTH MONEY LAUNDERING NATURAL RESOURCES SMUGGLING TRANSFER PRICING TRANSPARENCY  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/govt_moves_in_on_smuggling.pdf  cNA  c318d318