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Missing Dollars

Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade

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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

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

Information source

  • Marie Thorndahl
    courriel : marie [dot] thorndahl [at] graduateinstitute [dot] ch

License

CC0-1.0 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

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