Pirate trails : tracking the illicit financial flows from pirate activities off the Horn of Africa /

It is estimated that US$339 million to US$413 million was claimed in ransoms between April 2005 and December 2012 for pirate acts off the Horn of Africa. Twenty-first century piracy in this region has developed as a violent criminal act, which not only affects the victims but also has an impact on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: World Bank (Autor), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Autor), International Criminal Police Organization (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, [2013]
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
Flow of funds > Africa.
Piracy > Africa.
Flux financiers > Afrique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Flow of funds
Piracy
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive summary
  • "I am a pirate"
  • The context for this study
  • Background on piracy
  • Ransoms
  • Distributing the proceeds
  • How are the proceeds moved?
  • How do pirate financiers invest their proceeds?
  • Khat and real estate
  • Main findings and recommendations for policy engagement
  • Appendix A. Human trafficking case studies
  • Appendix B. Khat business
  • Appendix C. Real estate boom.

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