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Emile van der Does de Willebois's blog

Are we making progress on the Stolen Asset Recovery agenda?

By any account, the amount of money stolen by corrupt officials and bureaucrats in developing and transition economies each year is vast. It is estimated that the amount of stolen assets is as high as US$ 40 billion per year, but there are experts who put the figure even higher.