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Missing Dollars
Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade
Published on Monday, October 28, 2024
Abstract
A conference to present and discuss PolDev's thematic volume entitled Missing Dollars with selected authors and stakeholders.
Announcement
Launch Event | Missing Dollars: Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade
(side event to the IGF’s 20th Annual General Meeting 10’ work from the Palais des Nations, Geneva)
Programme
18:30 Introduction
- Gilles Carbonnier, Geneva Graduate Institute, Setting the scene - Mobilizing domestic resources for sustainable development.
Panel 1. Focus on commodity producing countries
- Ama A. Ahene-Codjoe, University of Ghana, Potential illicit financial flow risks in Ghana’s Gold-for-Oil transaction – Major findings and policy implications.
- Ekpen J. Omonbude, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) Metals streaming and royalty Financing: A framework for assessing mining sector financial benefit–sharing implications for governments.
- Humberto Campodónico, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima Tax reforms in hydrocarbons and mining. The case of Chile, Colombia and Peru.
Q&A
Panel 2. Focus on financial and trading hubs (CH) and links to producer countries and global governance
- Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi, University of Berne, Key issues for Switzerland.
- Fritz Brugger, ETH Zürich The battle over policies to curb trade-related illicit financial flows.
Feedbacks and comments by 3 discussants: Alexandra Redhead, IISD, Florence Schurch, Swissnégoce, and Representative from a producer country (tbc).
Q&A and general discussion
20:00 Drinks and snack
Subjects
Places
- Auditorium 2 - Maison de la paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2A
Geneva, Switzerland
Event attendance modalities
Hybrid event (on site and online)
Date(s)
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Keywords
- commodity trade, illicit financial flow, resource-rich developing country, tax governance
Contact(s)
- Marie Thorndahl
courriel : marie [dot] thorndahl [at] graduateinstitute [dot] ch
Reference Urls
Information source
- Marie Thorndahl
courriel : marie [dot] thorndahl [at] graduateinstitute [dot] ch
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Missing Dollars », Study days, Calenda, Published on Monday, October 28, 2024, https://doi.org/10.58079/12l0y