FinCEN Files explainer / Public spending future / Anti-corruption and human rights

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FinCEN Files: All you need to know about the documents leak (Explainer).  “Leaked documents involving about $2tn of transactions have revealed how some of the world's biggest banks have allowed criminals to move dirty money around the world…Why does this matter?...Laundering money is the process of taking dirty money - the proceeds of crimes such as drug dealing or corruption - and getting it into an account at a respected bank where it will not be linked with the crime.”

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54226107  

 

The future of public spending: responses to COVID-19.  “In a follow-up essay to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s recent report on public spending and the Sustainable Development Goals, this essay examines the implications of the current crisis, the opportunity it presents for rethinking procurement and the renewed importance of effective and sustainable public spending as countries re-open, recover and rebuild.”

The Economist Intelligence Unit: https://unops.economist.com/the-future-of-public-spending-responses-to-covid-19/    

 

Connecting the anti-corruption and human rights agendas: A guide for business and employers’ organisations (Resource).  “This guide has the following aims: (1) To compare and analyse the anti-corruption and human rights agendas to help businesses…understand the synergies and differences…(2) To contribute to emerging policy discussions…(3) To support those working on corruption risk and…human rights risks in companies with practical tips…(4) To provide users of this guie with an overview of…resources”

Business at OECD and International Organisation of Employers: https://www.ioe-emp.org/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=147731&token=c0fecaf2120d7faf7e4214377a1754ab8170fd88    

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