Quito, Ecuador, 27 November 2018 – TRACIT addressed government officials and industry stakeholders during a conference on Illicit trade, hosted by Cámara de Industrias y Producción (CIP). The conference featured a presentation on the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, which ranks Ecuador 60th of 84 countries evaluated on the extent they enable or prevent illicit trade. More...
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20 November 2018 – TRACIT called for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to demonstrate leadership in the region’s efforts to fight illicit trade, during a conference hosted by GTDW Anti-Illicit Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi. Government officials and industry stakeholders gathered to discuss the country’s vulnerabilities to illicit trade and put forward solutions. More... 
Washington DC, 5 November 2018 – TRACIT promoted a newly published report from Euromonitor International that sheds new light on the size and shape of the illicit market for alcohol. The multi-region report compiles findings from 24 countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Results show that approximately 26 percent of total alcohol consumption in these markets is illicit. More... 
Tunis, Tunisia, 25 October 2018 – TRACIT encouraged Tunisia to crack down on illicit trade during a special event hosted the American Chamber of Commerce Tunisia. Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 84 countries evaluated on the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index. TRACIT presented a set of policy recommendations to stop the surge in illicit trade that is flooding North Africa and drowning out economic development opportunities. More... 
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New York, USA, 24 October 2018 – TRACIT has joined the United Nations Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. “We are proud to join this initiative and its outstanding group of business and non-business participants from 140 countries,” said TRACIT Director-General Jeffrey Hardy. “TRACIT looks forward to continuing to advance the work against illicit trade under the UN Global Compact umbrella and to support the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in our day-to-day activities.” More...
Bogota, Colombia, 18 October 2018 – TRACIT urged Colombia to work with the private sector to develop a comprehensive and effective anti-illicit trade program to curb illicit goods that harm legitimate businesses, workers, consumers and governments. Colombia ranks 43 out of 84 on the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, primarily because of issues around transparency and governance of its Free Trade Zones (FTZs). View the media release (English) and (Spanish).
Alicante, Spain, 28 September 2018 – TRACIT participated in a meeting to explore institutional capacities to counter illicit trade in small parcels, co-hosted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The meeting was held to explore solutions and draft guidelines that the OECD can use to promote better institutional coordination, both nationally and internationally.  More...
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 5 September 2018 – TRACIT called for Myanmar to urgently step up efforts to fight illicit trade at the 2018 Anti-Illicit Trade Forum, hosted by EuroCham Myanmar. Myanmar is at the bottom of the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, ranking 82nd of 84 countries evaluated on the extent they enable or prevent illicit trade. To encourage an effective response to illicit trade, TRACIT Director-General Jeff Hardy presented government officials and industry stakeholders with a set of policy recommendations tailored for Myanmar. More...
San Jose, Costa Rica, 16 August 2018 – TRACIT addressed government officials and industry stakeholders during a conference on Illicit trade, hosted by the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). The conference featured a presentation on the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, which ranks Costa Rica 46th of 84 countries evaluated on the extent they enable or prevent illicit trade. 
 
View the media release (English) and (Spanish).
New York City, USA, 25 July 2018 – TRACIT announced the formation of an Advisory Council of thought leaders to help shape the global policy response to illicit trade.   The TRACIT Advisory Council comprises a broad range of experts from different sectors, providing the organization with viewpoints on the international, multi-sector nature of illicit trade and the ancillary problems of corruption, criminal activity and financial fraud. More...
Geneva, Switzerland, 9 July 2018 – TRACIT called for increased attention to the link between combating illicit trade, increasing consumer protection, and achieving the UN sustainable development goals at the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. TRACIT outlined 6 key policy recommendations for consideration by UNCTAD member states. More…
London, UK, 5 July 2018 – TRACIT contributed views on fighting illicit trade and counterfeiting during a session on “One Belt One Road,” during the conference on Intelligence Led Anti-Counterfeiting Enforcement Strategies from Asia to the UK. The conference was hosted by the UK’s Anticounterfeiting Group (ACG) and the Asian Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (ACACAP). More…
New York, USA, 4 July 2018 – TRACIT welcomes the forthcoming entry into force of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. With the UK last week becoming the 40th party to the Protocol, this instrument finally achieved the threshold support needed for it to enter into force within the next 90 days. More...
Belgrade, Serbia, 20 June 2018 – TRACIT and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) issued a report on illicit trade in the Balkan states of Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia. The report shows that the sub-region is facing significant challenges in protecting its economies from illicit trade. In response to this threat TRACIT has released a set of policy recommendations intended to be a starting point for discussion with government officials in the region. More...
New York, USA, 7 June 2018 – TRACIT and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, ranking 84 countries on the extent they enable or prevent illicit trade. The Index was launched with simultaneous regional events in Hong Kong, Brussels and Panama City to raise awareness on this critical issue.
New York:  ​"Government and Stakeholders Must Do More to Fight Illicit Trade"
​Hong Kong:  "Asia Must Up its Game to Tackle Illegal Trade"  /  "亞洲須加強力度打擊非法貿易"
Brussels:  ​"Europe Must Show Leadership, but also do More to Fight Illicit Trade"
Panama City:  "Panama and Latin America Must Crack Down on Illegal Trade" / "Panamá y América Latina deben acabar con el comercio ilegal"
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 April 2018 – TRACIT joined some of world’s foremost experts on illicit upstream and downstream petroleum trade at the Global Oil and Fuel Theft conference in Geneva to discuss the severe negative effects from fuel theft on business, governments and the environment, as well as the need for new strategies and alliances to address this scourge. More…
Paris, France, 27 March 2018 – TRACIT is honored to be a Knowledge Partner of the OECD 2018 Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum. Speaking on a panel on “New Perspectives on Integrity,” TRACIT presented the structure and objectives of the forthcoming Global Illicit Trade Environment Index and called for renewed efforts to address enablers of illicit trade. More…
Paris, France, 15 March 2018 – TRACIT called for increased efforts to combat abuse in free trade zones at the 6th Annual Meeting of the OECD Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade. At the meeting, the OECD presented its latest report, “Trade in Counterfeit Goods and Free Trade Zones: Evidence from recent trends.” More…
Brussels, Belgium, 9 March 2018 – TRACIT participated in a meeting on illicit trade and counterfeiting, co-hosted by the European Commission’s DG Trade and the OECD. During the event, the OECD presented its latest findings on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement practices in the “BRICS” economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. More...
Washington, DC, 1 March 2018 – TRACIT participated at the launch of the new OECD report “Governance Frameworks to Counter Illicit Trade.”  In recognizing that global efforts to date have fallen short in preventing this criminal activity, the OECD is calling on governments to re-examine their institutional capacities to counter the trade in illicit goods.  More...

​Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2018 – TRACIT and Initiative Innovationskraft für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft (IISW) have agreed to work collectively to support each other’s initiatives and projects aimed at preventing and suppressing illicit trade. More...

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