Free Trade Zones, Illicit Finance and Financial Crime Risk

Written By Alexandria Reid
ICA free trade zones in Africa panel

‘Free Trade Zones, Illicit Finance and Financial Crime Risk’, International Compliance Association Live: Africa, 27 October 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the world’s largest free trade area by number of countries, covering an estimated market potential of 1.2 billion people and an aggregate gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately $2.5 trillion.

This ICA Africa: Live panel asked three experts what, if any, are the financial crime and illicit trade risks?

  • Sofia El Mansouri, founder of The Compliance Lady, Morocco

  • Ehi Eric Esoimeme, Managing Partner of E-Four and AAF, Nigeria

  • Jonathan Siklos, Regional Director, Diligencia, UAE

  • Alexandria Reid, Research Fellow Organised Crime and Policing, RUSI, panel chair. 

    View the agenda here: https://africalive.int-comp.org/27-october-sessions

Alexandria Reid
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