Illicit financial flows from developing countries : measuring OECD responses.

✍ Scribed by OECD

• Publisher: OECD Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 128
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This publication identifies the main areas of weakness and potential areas for action to combat money-laundering, tax evasion, foreign bribery, and to identify, freeze and return stolen assets. It also looks at the role of development agencies and finds that the potential returns to developing countries from using ODA on issues like combating tax evasion or asset recovery are significant. Finally, it identifies some opportunities for a scaled-up role for development agencies.  Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword and Acknowledgements --
Acronyms and abbreviations --
Executive summary --
What do illicit financial flows mean for developing countries? --
Combating money laundering --
Tax evasion and illicit financial flows --
International bribery and illicit financial flows --
Freezing, recovering and repatriating stolen assets --
Role for development agencies in combating illicit financial flows from developing countries.

✦ Subjects

Finance -- Developing countries;Capital movements -- Developing countries;Developing countries -- Economic conditions;Capital movements;Economic history;Finance;Developing countries