Financial Transparency Coalition

Illicit financial flows are constantly in flux, and our understanding of them keeps evolving. Estimating just how much money is lost through corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, and tax avoidance can be a difficult task. But understanding what estimates are out there, and what they mean, shouldn’t be. No Easy Task: Quantifying Illicit Financial Flows

La Financial Transparency Coalition travaille à endiguer l’ensemble des flux financiers illicites. Certains membres de la FTC se concentrent sur les mouvements transfrontaliers de fonds qui ont été gagnés, transférés ou utilisés illégalement. Ces flux financiers illicites proviennent de l’évasion fiscale, de la manipulation des échanges, de la criminalité organisée, et de la corruption des

A new working paper from the Financial Transparency Coalition takes an in-depth look why open data standards are instrumental in harnessing the full power of financial transparency initiatives like beneficial ownership transparency and public country-by-country reporting. Publishing information in open data formats is critical to helping legislators, journalists, and citizens understand loopholes in current laws, and will