Global Illicit Trade Environment Index (2018)

The Global Illicit Trade Environment Index is commissioned by TRACIT and produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Index evaluates 84 countries on their structural capability to guard against illicit trade, highlighting specific strengths and weaknesses across 25 policy, legal, regulatory, economic, trade, institutional and cultural indicators.
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Publications

Events

EIU Global Report and Regional Briefings
​Building on the Index data, the EIU has published several papers that cover the global and regional results, focusing on how economies score on the Index, and delving into which regional economies are taking the most action, and which ones are doing little to address this issue. 

TRACIT Policy Recommendations
TRACIT has prepared a set of policy recommendations inspired by the thematic categories upon which the Index was constructed. The recommendations are universal in nature, providing a “checklist” of fundamental measures governments can implement to improve their ability to defend against illicit trade. ​​

Global Recommendations

​​TRACIT Global Policy Recommendations 
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Regional Briefings

ASIA

​EIU Briefing on Asia 
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TRACIT Asia Policy Recommendations 
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EUROPE

​EIU Briefing on Europe 
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​TRACIT Europe Policy Recommendations 
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LATAM

​TRACIT LATAM Policy Recommendations 
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SERBIA, BOSNIA AND MONTENEGRO

​EIU Briefing on Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro
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​TRACIT Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro Policy Recommendations 
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FREE TRADE ZONES

​EIU Briefing on Free Trade Zones - Five Case Studies
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​TRACIT Free Trade Zones Policy Recommendations 
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Country Briefings

COLOMBIA

TRACIT Colombia Policy Recommendations 
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COSTA RICA

TRACIT Costa Rica Policy Recommendations 
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

​EIU Briefing on Dominican Republic
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​TRACIT Dominican Republic Policy Recommendations 
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ECUADOR

​TRACIT Ecuador Policy Recommendations 
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ISRAEL

​TRACIT Briefing on Israel
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​TRACIT Israel Policy Recommendations 
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MYANMAR

​TRACIT Briefing on Myanmar
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​TRACIT Myanmar Policy Recommendations 
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TUNISIA

​TRACIT Briefing on Tunisia
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​TRACIT Tunisia Policy Recommendations 
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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​EIU Briefing on UAE
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​TRACIT UAE Policy Recommendations 
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The inaugural launch of the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index was on June 7, 2018, in Hong Kong, Brussels and Panama City. Following the global launch of the Index, TRACIT and EIU will present the research and findings with stakeholders at a series of events in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America, Maghreb, United States and Australia. 
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Global launch

Hong Kong, 7 June 2018, hosted by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Press release I Program

Brussels, 7 June 2018, hosted by the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU
Press release I Program

Panama City, 7 June 2018, hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)
​Press release I Event information
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Regional and country briefings

27  I​Belgrade, 20 June 2018, Serbia, hosted by AmCham Serbia​​
​Press release I Program I Summary

Canberra, Australia​, 25 June 2018, hosted by AUSCAP ​​

Bogota, 9 August 2018, hosted by Institute of Political Science Hernán Echavarría Olózaga
Event information
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Costa Rica, 16 August  2018, hosted by AmCham Costa Rica​
Press release (English) I Press release (Spanish) I Program I Video

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 5 September 2018, hosted by EuroCham Myanmar​
Press release I Agenda

Bogota, 18 October 2018, hosted by BCIU
Press release (English) I Press release (Spanish) I Agenda

Tunis, 25 October 2018, hosted by AmCham Tunisia
Press release I Radio interview I Video

Abu Dhabi, UAE,  20-22 November 2018, hosted by GTDW​
Press release I Program

Quito, Ecuador, 27 November 2018, hosted by Cámara de Industrias y Producción (CIP)
Press release

Tel Aviv, Israel, 6 March 2019, hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)
​Press release

San José, Costa Rica, 7 May 2019, hosted by the Latin American Anti-Contraband Alliance (ALAC)
​Press release (English) I Press release (Spanish)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 8 May 2019 – hosted by the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), the British Embassy in Santo Domingo and the British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (BRITCHAM). ​Press release (English) I Press release (Spanish)