2011
01/25
Switzerland freezes possible assets of Ben Ali and Laurent Gbagbo

Swiss Federal Council announced on 19 January 2011 that it had blocked the funds possibly deposited by former Tunisian President and his entourage in Switzerland. After the flight of Ben Ali of Tunisia on 14 January 2010, calls have multiplied for Switzerland to take this step – and also Laurent...

2011
01/24
Daniel Thelesklaf on CNN: Duvalier's millions in Switzerland likely to return to Haiti

A Swiss law enacted specifically to help repatriate stolen funds from failing states may help return the Duvalier money to Haiti, said Daniel Thelesklaf, executive director of the International Centre for Asset Recovery in Switzerland.

"I am optimistic there will be a decision by the end of the...

2011
01/24
Interview with Daniel Thelesklaf: Swiss assets frozen for Ben Ali and Laurent Gbagbo

Swiss assets belonging to Tunisia’s former Prime Minister, Ben Ali, and his entourage are now frozen. The Federal Council announced the measures yesterday against not just the former Tunisian leader, but Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo - who is currently holding onto power in Ivory Coast despite...

2010
12/12
CHF 20 million returned to Taiwan

The Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has returned some CHF 20 million to the Supreme Prosecutors Office of Taiwan, part of the money that was deposited in Switzerland by the former Taiwanese President, Chen Shui-bian, who was recently convicted of corruption in his homeland. This move once...

2010
12/08
Taking Industry Standards to the next level

The Basel Institute on Governance has been instrumental to the design, development and implementation of industry standards through collective action across the world and in a large variety of sectors. Examples of this experience are the PACI Principles, the Wolfsberg Anti Money Laundering...

2010
11/05
Meet you at the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference

The Basel Institute on Governance and the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) are co-organizing and participating in several  different workshops at this year’s 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Bangkok, Thailand in November.

Our contribution to the 14th IACC is manifold:...