IMF in Fight Against Money Laundering
Bus destroyed in 2005 UK bomb attacks. Terrorists abuse the financial system to achieve their destructive ends (photo: Peter Macdiarmid/epa/Corbis)
In This Episode
Each year billions of dollars in proceeds from criminal activity are "laundered." It is estimated that the amounts involved could be as much as two to five percent of the world's GDP. In this podcast, a member of the IMF explains how the Fund is contributing to the international fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.
