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Five ways to make measurable progress in returning stolen assets in the MENA region

9 December 2015 in Africa and Middle East, Asset recovery, Civil society

Representatives of Transparency International from seven chapters and partner organisations from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the Secretariat have been invited by the Tunisian government to take part in the fourth Arab Forum on Asset Recovery (AFAR4) taking place in Hammamet, Tunisia this week.  This is an important opportunity for us to […]

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Three steps to (start) recovering stolen assets

12 June 2014 in Africa and Middle East, Asset recovery, Impunity

It takes a long time and great deal of good will, legal procedures and paper work to return stolen assets to the countries where they belong. In April 2014, Switzerland commenced the return of US$40 million of Tunisian assets linked to the former Zine El Abidine Ben Ali regime, which had been frozen in the […]

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