AT TIMES OF CRISIS, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING IN GREECE IS STILL A MATTER OF POLITICAL WILL
November 1st, 2012
BY MICHAEL KOSMIDES, IN ATHENS
THE GREEK economic crisis may provide the perfect backdrop for money laundering. Dr Ioannis Filos, professor of Auditing at Panteion University in Athens and director of the Greek chapter of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) told the Money Laundering Bulletin that "it is obvious... that the financial stress is a big threat for someone to get involved in wrong actions/fraud/corruption." Illustrating the point in dramatic terms, research group Global Financial Integrity (GFI) revealed recently that the Greek ...
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