27.03.2008
On March 27, 2008, by George Mason University support, "Transnational Crime and Corruption Center - Caucasus Office" and the Research Department of the Caucasus University organized a seminar on a theme: "Economic Crime and Money Laundering Investigation in Georgia". The participants with the research topics were:
- David Chelidze, researcher - "Pension System as a Shadowy Economic Factor in Georgia"
- Bakur Mgeliashvili, researcher - "Money Laundering and Economic Crime Possibilities in the Construction Business of Georgia"
- Zurab Garakanidze, researcher - "Aggressive Privatization and the Privatization Process Transparency in Georgia" See photos...
31.10.2006
The [english] and [georgian] versions of "Publications" section of our website was updated with the following papers in English and Georgian prepared by Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) Georgia Anti Money Laundering Project's grantees of 2006:
"Corruption, Economic Crime and Money Laundering Connected with Natural Gas Tariff Policy" by Teimuraz Kopaleishvili
"Economic Crime and Money Laundering connected with privatization in Borjomi region" by Grigol Tbieli
"Money laundering and Money Corporation Relations on Abkhazian Territory" by Mikheil Tokmazishvili
16.11.2005
Georgia Money Laundering and Economic Crime Programme of the TraCCC has conducted a round-table: "The Problems of Tariff Politics in Georgia" on November, 16 in the Caucasus School of Business.
05.07.2005
Georgia Money Laundering and Economic Crime Programme of the TraCCC has conducted a seminar: "Impact of Power Energy Sector Tariffs on Economic Crime" on July, 5 in the Caucasus School of Business.
05.07.2005
Georgia Money Laundering and Economic Crime Programme of the TraCCC has conducted a seminar: "Improvement of Regulation of Georgian Aviation Market as Crime Prevention Instrument" on July, 5 in the Caucasus School of Business.
12.06.2005
Dr. Shalva Machavariani presented on Istanbul Conference "Democracy and Global Security" June 8-11, 2005. More ...
28.04.2005 The US Department of State has released the Country Reports on Terrorism for 2004
Georgia
The Georgian Government remained deeply committed to combating international and domestic terrorism in 2004 and has consistently and publicly condemned acts of terror.
Georgia is still used to a limited degree as a terrorist transit state, although much less so since the government crackdown on the Pankisi Gorge in late 2002. Stepped-up Georgian law enforcement counterterrorism operations in late 2004 in Pankisi, in the wake of the Beslan terrorist attack in September 2004 in Russia, have further eroded the ability of transnational terrorist groups to use the Pankisi Gorge as a transit area.
Georgian law enforcement capabilities are limited, although improving through internal reform and US Government and Western donor technical and financial assistance. In particular, the United States is providing counterterrorism training via the State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program.
The Procuracy has a special unit of six prosecutors and investigators solely dedicated to terrorism financing and money laundering cases.
Efforts to reform the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of State Security and enhance their counterterrorism capabilities are constrained by lack of adequate resources, equipment, and, mostly, training. These reform efforts, coupled with frequent personnel turnover, have created confusion and prevented development of an overall counterterrorism policy. Border guard and customs reform is continuing, and over the past few years, maritime, air, and communications capabilities have improved considerably.
27.04.2005
Georgia Money Laundering and Economic Crime Programme of the TraCCC has conducted a seminar: "Service Tariffs Used for Transit of Natural Gas to Armenia through Georgian Gas Pipeline" on April, 22 in the Caucasus School of Business.
20.04.2005
The seminar: "Service Tariffs Used for Transit of Natural Gas to Armenia through Georgian Gas Pipeline", conducted by the Georgia's Money Laundering and Economic Crime Programme and Caucasian Business School will be held at 16:00 of the April 22, 2005 at the Georgian Technical University's conference hall.
22.03.2005 Transparency International launched the Global Corruption Report 2005 on March 18, 2005.
The GCR 2005 focuses on corruption in construction and post-conflict reconstruction. The book includes expert reports on:
Post-conflict reconstruction, with a detailed analysis of corruption in Iraq
The mechanisms of corruption in construction projects, from infrastructure development in - Lesotho to public services in Germany
The economic cost of corruption in infrastructure
The environmental risks of corruption in construction
Corruption on the fault line: earthquake destruction in Italy, Turkey and worldwide
The role of multilateral development banks and export credit agencies in financing corruption.
It also includes:
A foreword by Francis Fukuyama
Detailed assessments of the state of corruption in 40 countries
TI's Minimum Standards for Public Contracting and the TI Integrity Pact
The Business Principles for Countering Bribery in construction
The latest corruption-related research, including studies on the links between corruption and other global issues such as pollution, gender and foreign investment
From the Highlights from the Transparency International Global Corruption Report 2005
EUROPE
Corruption was a trigger for political change in parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili swept to power in January 2004 with a promise to tackle corruption as his first priority. Tough action against five high-ranking officials of the Shevardnadze government won the confidence of the general public and the international community leading to the renewal of some international loans to the country. Civil society has also voiced concern, however, that civil and human rights have been undermined by the zealous anti-corruption campaign.
12.03.2005 TraCCC is quoted in International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2005
Released by the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
March 2005
22.02.2005 The Select Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money
Laundering Measures - MONEYVAL
Second Round Evaluation Report on Georgia
Strasbourg, January 20, 2005
18.02.2005 A new convention to fight money laundering and financing of terrorism
The Committee of experts in charge of reviewing the 1990 anti-money laundering Convention has finalised a new draft Convention to fight more effectively against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Amongst the many new features, it is possible to mention the introduction of provisions concerning Financial intelligence Units, a more effective international co-operation system and provisions concerning investigative techniques on requests for information on bank accounts.
This new draft Convention, which is submitted to the European Committee on crime problems and the Committee of Ministers for adoption in March 2005 and which will be ready in time for the Summit of Heads of States and governments (Warsaw 16-17 May 2005), contains also a monitoring system.
01.02.2005
Recommendations for the improvement of new draft law "On the changes and amendments in the Law of Georgia on Facilitating the Prevention of Illicit Income Legalization". Download ... (35KB Doc file, in Georgian)
