Global Financial Crime Review

Brazil
Global Financial Crime Review, March 2013 – May 2013

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Brazil represents one of the most dynamic countries in the world in terms of business opportunities. It is Latin America's largest economy and possesses substantial natural resources and a relatively liberal economic environment. Various think tanks and NGOs (e.g., Heritage Foundation/Transparency International) do; however, single...
December 2012 – February 2013, Global Financial Crime Review

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Despite its progress on improving AML/CFT legislation, Venezuela remains a politically high-risk country. Venezuela is portrayed by conservative academics and expert journalists as something of a membrane between Iran and the Western Hemisphere. The following article aims to highlight the political risks attached to Venezuela...
Global Financial Crime Review, March 2012 – May 2012

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Not only do international organizations such as the United Nations have an important role to play in developing frameworks for combating crime and enforcing prevention, regional organizations are also strongly engaged in supporting individual countries' efforts to mitigate the risks attached to economic crimes such...
December 2011 – February 2012, Global Financial Crime Review

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Despite Indonesia's overall success in eradicating the country of Islamic terrorists and implementing tougher AML and counter terrorist financing (CTF) laws, it continues to be closely monitored by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The country faces particular challenges in combating its large-scale illegal timber...