COMPANIES SHOULD MONITOR THEIR INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN TO AVOID FRAUD, SAYS EU-ANTI FRAUD CHIEF

COMPANIES may be responsible to ensure their operations are not affected by fraud, but if such crimes harm the financial interests of the European Union (EU), they may also have to work with the EU’s anti-fraud office (OLAF). Carmen Paun spoke to its director general Giovanni Kessler in Brussels. BUSINESSES importing into the EU should keep a close eye on their international supply chain to ensure they are not unwillingly involved in fraud, especially as these commercial relations become increasingly complex, OLAF’s chief told Commercial Crime ...


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