Illicit financial flows (IFFs) represent a major challenge for developing countries: they weaken domestic resource mobilization, fuel criminal economies, and reduce the fiscal space needed for public policies. Beyond these observations, many stakeholders point to the recurring difficulty of moving from normative frameworks and diagnostic assessments to operational actions capable of producing tangible results.
Efforts to combat IFFs involve a range of levers such as prevention, supervision, financial intelligence, investigations, and asset recovery, which often rely on international cooperation. In practice, reforms frequently face constraints related to capacity, inter-agency coordination, access to data, and cross-border cooperation. Compliance with international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards is essential, but in itself does not guarantee measurable operational progress.
This webinar notably drew on insights from the SECFIN Africa SECFIN Africa project, as well as exchanges between practitioners and researchers.
Webinar moderated by David Benichou, Director of the SECFIN Africa Project – Expertise France.
3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.: Opening remarks by Pierre Allegret, Deputy Director in charge of Sanctions and the Fight against Financial Crime – Directorate General of the Treasury.
3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Presentations and discussion among panelists:
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM: Q&A with the online audience.
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The French Inter-ministry Exchange and Coordination Platform on the Domestic Resources Mobilization (DRM) is an information and coordination support for French stakeholders within the framework of the implementation of the French Strategic Investment Plan for Development (PISD).
