01257nam a22001577a 4500 ISBN 978-92-823-9170-9 Loannides, I. The Inclusion of Financial Services in EU Free Trade and Association Agreements: Effects on Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Avoidance Ex-Post Impact Assessment London European Parliamentary Research Services 2016 275p. This Ex-Post Impact Assessment, prepared at the request of the Committee on International Trade (INTA), addresses the implementation and effects of the inclusion of financial services in existing EU free trade and association agreements (FTAs) and, in particular, their impact on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance. It examines the effects of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks, assesses the consequences of tax evasion and money laundering and their link to trade in Africa, and evaluates the implementation of the EU-Central America Association Agreement. Finally, it provides a synthesis of the key findings and recommendations presented in the annexed study. Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Money Laundering, Trade iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/The inclusion of financial.pdf CF 656 656