Bravo for Tunisia: Hope Springs Eternal

Huffington Post, Apr-19-2013 | Article

$28.8 million, of potentially $17 billion, in stolen assets have been recovered from bank account of former Tunisian dictator Ben Ali's wife, and will be returned to people of Tunisia... Read More »

Tax Haven Menace Must Be Addressed By Congress

by Clark Gascoigne, Raymond Baker

The Hill, Apr-16-2013 | Article

Tax havens are a menace to economies all over the world -- the U.S. economy in particular. Being one of the easiest countries in which to set up a tax haven, the U.S. loses $150 billion per year in tax revenue to offshore tax haven abuse... Read More »

Globalisation, Illicit Financial Flows Widen Inequality

by Dev Kar

TrustLaw, Mar-26-2013 | Article

If income inequality increases further in some countries, social and political stability may suffer... Read More »

Illicit Financial Flows: The Scourge of the Developing World

by Raymond Baker

Huffington Post, Jan-07-2013 | Article

Illicit transfers of money away from developing countries are known as illicit financial flows, and they are one of the least talked about challenges that the world needs to overcome in order to fight global poverty... Read More »

Plundering a Continent

by Raymond Baker

All Africa, Nov-20-2012 | Article

Raymond Baker reflects on his time spent in Africa and his first-hand view of the illicit financial system... Read More »

China: $4 Trillion in Dirty Money Should Worry Us All

by Raymond Baker

Huffington Post, Oct-26-2012 | Article

Crime, corruption, and tax evasion cost the world's largest country and second-largest economy $3.79 trillion from 2000-2011, some of the most troubling numbers GFI has ever estimated ... Read More »

Secretive Shell Corporations

by Heather Lowe

NY Times, Sep-03-2012 | Letter

In a letter to the editor, Heather Lowe argues for full disclosure in establishing corporations to avoid secretive shell companies that front various illegal activities... Read More »

Commentary: More Reform for Oil Industry Needed

by Raymond Baker

CNN, Aug-07-2012 | Article

"The 'Cardin-Lugar' amendment requires energy firms to report to the SEC the payments they make to governments in the countries where they operate," said Raymond Baker. ... Read More »