What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?

Posted on 09/02/202409/02/2024 by Lucia Cizmaziova

Information and references referred to in this blog can be found in this Overview Country Table To answer this question, CiFAR has recently conducted research published in a report From Sanctions to Investigations. Legislation, policy and practice linking investigations into the origins of sanctioned assets and recommendations for governments to strengthen the investigation and confiscation Read more about <strong>What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?</strong>[…]

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Lucia Cizmaziova on 09/02/2024.

Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers

Posted on 08/02/202408/02/2024 by Lucia Cizmaziova

In 2023, sanctions continued to be a popular tool of foreign policy and many new individuals and entities were designated for one reason or another. As CiFAR launches its updated Sanctions Watch platform today, which tracks individuals sanctioned for reasons related to corruption, this blog takes stock of the changed listings across key anti-corruption sanctions Read more about Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers[…]

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Lucia Cizmaziova on 08/02/2024.

An effective fight against money laundering in Germany – as important as development aid?

Posted on 04/10/2019 by CiFAR

This is a translation of the blog article „Ein effektiver Kampf gegen Geldwäsche in Deutschland – genauso wichtig wie Entwicklungshilfe?!“ published on the blog of the Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit (Tax Justice Network) on 26 June 2019. The original article can be found here: https://www.blog-steuergerechtigkeit.de/2019/06/ein-effektiver-kampf-gegen-geldwaesche-in-deutschland-genauso-wichtig-wie-entwicklungshilfe/ By Christoph Trautvetter Germany reformed its law regulating the confiscation of Read more about An effective fight against money laundering in Germany – as important as development aid?[…]

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CiFAR on 04/10/2019.

Returning to Germany: East German cash and Swiss Banks

Posted on 20/09/2018 by Jackson Oldfield

Asset recovery is often between rich Western states that harbour illicit wealth and poorer countries rebuilding after a change in regime or dealing with a large corruption scandal whose former leaders have stolen public funds. It is not always the case though, with recovery taking place regularly on the basis of organized crime between different Read more about Returning to Germany: East German cash and Swiss Banks[…]

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Jackson Oldfield on 20/09/2018.

Germany, a reluctant commitment to anti-corruption?

Posted on 22/02/201706/03/2017 by Jackson Oldfield

As one of the last signatories in Europe to the UN Convention Against Corruption and sitting in 8th place on the 2015 Financial Secrecy Index, the German government has a chequered commitment to anti-corruption. In 2017 Germany has a chance to make a change and become a leader in the anti-corruption field as it passes Read more about Germany, a reluctant commitment to anti-corruption?[…]

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Jackson Oldfield on 22/02/2017.