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Title Pirate trails : tracking the illicit financial flows from pirate activities off the Horn of Africa / World Bank, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, [and] Interpol
Published Washington, DC : World Bank, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 106 pages : illustrations
Series World Bank e-Library.
Contents Executive summary -- "I am a pirate" -- The context for this study -- Background on piracy -- Ransoms -- Distributing the proceeds -- How are the proceeds moved? -- How do pirate financiers invest their proceeds? -- Khat and real estate -- Main findings and recommendations for policy engagement -- Appendix A. Human trafficking case studies -- Appendix B. Khat business -- Appendix C. Real estate boom
Summary It is estimated that US$339 million to US$413 million was claimed in ransoms between April 2005 and December 2012 for pirate acts off the Horn of Africa. Twenty-first century piracy in this region has developed as a violent criminal act, which not only affects the victims but also has an impact on the region and the global economy. Chapter two describes the context and audience for the study; explains the study's methodological framework, including information on what data sources were available; and identifies the challenges in undertaking the study. Chapter three provides background on the issues of pirate activities off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa, and defines the problem of piracy and its origins. Section two then focuses on understanding the financial flows with respect to piracy activities. Chapter four looks at the ransoms paid to pirates, starting with negotiations of the ransoms and the volume of money involved. Then chapter five focuses on the distribution of proceeds from piracy to the various actors involved in supporting or carrying out pirate activities. Chapter six explores the ways in which proceeds are moved in and out of Somalia. Chapter seven looks at how the financiers invest their proceeds. Following this analysis, chapter eight focuses specifically on investment by piracy financiers in the khat business and real estate. In the final section three, chapter nine of the study concludes with suggested areas for policy and operational engagement within the region and beyond.--Publisher's website
Notes "This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY 3.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106)
Subject Flow of funds -- Africa
Piracy -- Africa
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Flow of funds
Piracy
Africa
Form Electronic book
Author World Bank, author.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, author.
International Criminal Police Organization, author.
ISBN 9781464800412
1464800413
0821399632
9780821399637
9781306180627
1306180627