Reports
November 15th, 2023
A new report by the Financial Transparency Coalition and members finds that 22.5% of industrial and semi-industrial fishing vessels accused of forced labour were owned by European companies, topped by Spain, Russia and UK firms, although the majority of companies are from Asia, especially Chinese. The report entitled “Dark webs: uncovering those behind forced labour on
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October 26th, 2022
Africa concentrates 48.9% of identified industrial and semi-industrial vessels involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, 40% in West Africa alone which has become a global epicentre for these activities, according to a new report from the Financial Transparency Coalition and partners – a group of 11 NGOs from across the world. The report
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October 1st, 2019
New report Trapped in Illicit Finance: How abusive tax and trade practices harm human rights – by FTC members Christian Aid, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability and Fundación SES – demands that the ‘legalistic’ definition of illicit financial flows goes beyond only illegal flows of money. The report estimates that developing nations lose $416
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May 24th, 2018
A new report funded by the FTC and produced by member organization Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability examines why automatic exchange of tax information is a vital component to addressing illicit financial flows. The report examines the current standards of AEoI, as well as some of the shortcomings of the current discussion, while citing
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