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Countering illicit financial flows: A foundation

Short, self-paced course for anyone interested in what illicit financial flows are, its mechanisms and actors, as well as possible countermeasures.
Countering illicit financial flows: A foundation

Type

Self-paced.

Free.

Work your way through animation, videos, text, fictitious and real-life case studies, and graphics.

Complete at least 80% of the course to get a certificate.

Who

Open for everyone to take – no prior knowledge required.

The self-paced course is ideal if you:

  • Want to know what illicit financial flows are and their mechanisms
  • Work on financial crime and want to learn more about corruption and links with other criminal activities.
  • Work on corruption/anti-corruption and want to know how corruption and other criminal activities facilitate IFFs.

Registration required.

Duration

1 hour.

When

Available at any time.

Languages

English.

What you'll learn

  • Get a good overview of illicit financial flows, its mechanisms and drivers
  • Understand the limitations in policy goals regarding IFFs
  • See, through examples, how IFFs schemes deprives countries of resources in practice.
  • Become aware of initiatives and efforts to counter illicit financial flows.

Experts

Rosa Loureiro-Revilla
Rosa Loureiro-Revilla
Senior Adviser

Coordinators

Rachael Tufft
Rachael Tufft
Senior Learning Technology Adviser