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Inflation, product affordability, and illicit trade: Spotlight on Turkiye

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The TRACIT report Inflation, product affordability, and illicit trade: Spotlight on Turkiye investigates the challenges the country faces with soaring inflation and illicit trade on multiple fronts. Given the negative impact high levels of inflation has on the market dynamics that drive illicit trade dynamics, the TRACIT report encourages Turkiye to be more vigilant in its efforts to defend its economy from illicit trade and proposes a set of policy recommendations to fortify the government’s efforts to control illicit trade. ​More...

Towards an ASEAN Community: Tackling Illicit Alcohol in Southeast Asia

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TRACIT in collaboration with APISWA, EU-ABC and AACS launched a joint report 'Towards an ASEAN Community: Tackling Illicit Alcohol in Southeast Asia' at the EU-ASEAN Business Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This report paves the way to effectively counter illicit trade in alcohol in the ASEAN region.  More...

The Human Cost of Illicit Trade: Exposing demand for forced labor in the dark corners of the economy

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Among the worst crimes associated with illicit trade is the demand it creates for forced and child labor. The TRACIT report, The Human Cost of Illicit Trade: Exposing demand for forced labor in the dark corners of the economy,​ studies an overlooked corner of the global economy, namely the incidence of forced labor in illicit market activities. The report shows that women, children and men of all ages and race are forced to labor in illicit sectors, where they are abused by organized criminals in their pursuit of profits. ​More...

Organized Crime, Corruption and Illicit Trade: Spotlight on South Africa

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The TRACIT report Organized Crime, Corruption and Illicit Trade: Spotlight on South Africa shows that illicit trade is one of the biggest threats to stability and economic growth in South Africa. In providing an update on longstanding structural challenges, the report underscores how recent inflationary pressures, high levels of unemployment, widespread corruption, sophisticated organized crime networks and lingering effects from the COVID-19 pandemic have turbo charged the illicit economy. More...

Examining the negative impacts of illicit trade on SDG 8

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The TRACIT report, "Examining the negative impacts of illicit trade on SDG 8",  was launched during the UNCTAD 2nd Illicit Trade Forum. The report updates key findings from the 2019 Mapping the Impact of Illicit Trade on the Sustainable Development Goals to focus on the impacts of illicit trade on decent work and inclusive economic growth. Additionally, it incorporates observations on how the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the illicit trade economy. More...

The Link Between Illicit Trade and Sovereign Credit Ratings

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The TRACIT report investigates whether a correlation can be established between individual countries’ creditworthiness and their vulnerability to illicit trade. The report compares the credit ratings attributed by S&P Global, Fitch Group and Moody's and the scores attributed by the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, and finds that countries that are poorly equipped to tackle illicit trade also suffer from poor credit worthiness. More...

​TRACIT and ANA strengthen cooperation to stop illicit trade through Panama

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TRACIT and the Panama Customs Authority (ANA) signed an MOU to deepen collaboration between the two organizations on fighting illicit trade. The agreement highlights the pervasive nature of illicit trade as a problem throughout the region and is based on a deeper exchange of information and expertise to more effectively address counterfeiting, corruption and money laundering. It also seeks to build working relationships with other customs agencies in the region to enable better government-to-government cooperation across borders. More...
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TRACIT Talking Points

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TRACIT Talking Points showcases articles from our staff and leadership, along with feature stories from our partners in the private sector and thought-leaders from government and civil society. More...

TRACIT Publications

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A key objective of TRACIT is to improve the knowledge base by publishing cutting-edge research on critical issues that can reshape government policy and action to control illicit trade. More...

About TRACIT

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The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) is an independent, business-led initiative to mitigate the economic and social damages of illicit trade by strengthening government enforcement mechanisms and integrating supply chain controls across industry sectors. More...

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