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Illicit financial flows : illicit narcotics transiting West Africa
Shaw, Mark - 2019
This paper explores the flow of illicit narcotics transiting West Africa. It is divided into four sections, providing an overview of the nature and scope of the illicit narcotic economy, the networks and actors involved and its development impacts, including its resulting illicit financial...
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Illicit financial flows : illicit trade in counterfeit, pirated and substandard goods in Ghana
Lallerstedt, Karl - 2019
Illicit trade in goods that displace normally legal goods is an extensive global problem, which carries considerable development risks and losses for developing countries. Focusing on pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and consumer goods (which in itself consists of a broad range of goods), this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137029
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Illicit financial flows : the role of Al Qaeda and its affiliates in the Islamic Maghreb
Kouts, Theodore - 2019
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) in West Africa have long contributed to the region’s instability, partly due to their links to regional terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM has directly and indirectly participated in and perpetuated illicit financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137023
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Building the evidence for OECD integrity and anticorruption agenda : the current situation and avenues for future analysis
Smidova, Zuzana - 2020
Potential economic benefits of integrity and anti-corruption policies seem large. Nevertheless, much of the existing … paper reviews OECD’s involvement in integrity and anti-corruption agenda as well as available indicators of integrity and … anti-corruption policies and outcomes. It outlines avenues for future analysis that include assessment of public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012304412
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The determinants of informality in Mexico's states
Dougherty, Sean M.; Escobar, Octavio - 2013
microenterprises, the cost to start a business, restrictions on foreign investment, the rule of law and incidence of corruption. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767755
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The role of the labour market
Joumard, Isabelle; Londoño Vélez, Juliana - 2013
Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769636
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Structural reforms to boost Turkey's long-term growth
Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; Saygili, … - 2012
Turkey can achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and product markets are required for such gains to materialise. In recent years, growth has been largely driven by the industrial catch-up of Anatolian regions, although the Marmara...
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Improving the tax system in Indonesia
Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2012
Indonesia has come a long way in improving its tax system over the last decade, both in terms of revenues raised and administrative efficiency. Nonetheless, the tax take is still low, given the need for more spending on infrastructure and social protection. With the exception of the natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696506
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Policies for stronger productivity growth in Latvia
Yashiro, Naomitsu; Klein, Caroline; Rastrigina, Olga; … - 2019
the quality of research and collaboration between firms and research institutions would help to diffuse digital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111112
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The middle income plateau : trap or springboard?
Gönenç, Rauf - 2017
The mixed growth performance of emerging market economies has revived angst about a "middle-income trap". However, a forensic review of statistical evidence shows that middle-income countries “escape” to higher income levels more often than both poorer and richer countries. At the same time,...
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