Opportunity Lost? Countering Illicit Trade, Freeing Up Development Finance and Bolstering State Resilience

  • Date: 13 July 2015, 1:15pm - 2:45pm
  • Location: Radisson Sholla 2

Organised by

  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
  • African Development Bank (AfDB)

Summary

Illicit trade places a strain on state institutions and makes countries highly vulnerable to organised crime. It includes not only transactions in illegal goods, but also violation of regulations governing legal trade. In both cases, public funds for poverty reduction and development are lost.

This panel will look at evidence to assess what can be done about transactions in illegal goods and violation of regulations governing legal trade. The panellists will reflect on the need for more holistic programmes – beyond unidimensional security sector approaches – to counter illicit trade. The event will provide a forum for sharing international practices across regions and will inform the recommendations of an upcoming report focusing on illicit trade in West Africa.

Moderator: Jon Lomoy, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD

Panellists:

  • Peter Gastrow, Senior Advisor, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
  • Steeve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President, AfDB
  • Cornelia Richter, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Jeffrey Isima, Principal Officer of Research and Planning, GIABA
  • Dillon Alleyne, Deputy Chief, Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean, ECLAC

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