đź”’ $10bn lost annually as illicit financial flows ride through South Africa – Rowden
Global Financial Integrity has indicated that $1 of every $5 that is sent out of South Africa in trade, is actually done illicitly.
Global Financial Integrity has indicated that $1 of every $5 that is sent out of South Africa in trade, is actually done illicitly.
In a new report, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) estimates South Africa lost $37 billion – $7.4 billion a year – in potential government revenue due to trade misinvoicing between 2010 and 2014.
The 2018 Budget Speech confirmed South Africa’s commitment to ending tax avoidance and its impact on economies and societies worldwide.
Despite Government’s preventative measures, South Africa continues to lose billions of Rands due to illicit financial flows. Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso, the Director of African Monitor joined Alec Hogg on CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch to discuss the magnitude of the problem.