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Panel Discussion: 'Financial and economic crime in the Global South'
02 Nov 22 in Videos
This event will critically examine whether the current global financial regulatory framework is best suited to effectively combat financial and economic crime in the Global South. We will discuss recent trends in financial and economic crime, the evolving global standards and their implementation challenges in the Global South, and the unintended consequences of implementing global standards across different contexts.
Our speakers...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/financial-and-economic-crime-in-the-global-south
'The state of the African state: Where has it come from and where is it going?' with Dr Nick Westcott
22 Nov 22 in Videos
African states have been in flux since long before colonial powers carved up the continent into bite-sized chunks at the end of the 19th century.
In the 60 years since most became independent, new trends have emerged. Some have reflected history, both colonial and pre-colonial, from ethnic rivalries and migrating populations to authoritarian structures, extractive institutions and irrational borders.
Others reflect new...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/the-state-of-the-african-state
Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics'
29 Nov 22 in Videos
Since the beginning of the millennium, when Vladimir Putin took power in Russia, authoritarian leaders have come to dominate global politics.
Self-styled strongmen have risen to power in Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh and Washington. These leaders are nationalists and social conservatives, with little tolerance for minorities, dissent or the interests of foreigners. At home, they encourage a cult...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/age-of-the-strongman
Panel discussion: 'Kleptocracy and The Financial Action Task Force'
06 Jun 23 in Videos
The international standards regarding money laundering and terrorist financing are set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which describes itself as a ‘global watchdog’ whose recommendations ‘aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society’.
Yet various scandals such as the ‘laundromats’ of Russia and Azerbaijan – where billions of dollars were laundered into the West...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/kleptocracy
Panel discussion: 'Uncovering the offshore world: how researchers investigate shell companies, international wealth managers and transnational informal economies'
14 Jun 23 in Videos
According to the Tax Justice Network, up to $32 trillion in hidden assets are held in offshore tax havens.
The increasing outflow of money into the offshore world starves developing countries of government revenues, enables kleptocrats to hide their illicitly acquired wealth, and allows global multinational companies to lawfully avoid paying hundreds of billions in taxes. Until recently, we lacked comprehensive...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/uncovering-the-offshore-world
'Fighting misinformation on social media: the role of economic research' with Prof Sergei Guriev
22 Nov 24 in Videos
Following the rise of social networks and the spread of disinformation and misinformation on social media, political scientists, social psychologists, and media scholars have proposed and studied several instruments to slow down propagation of false news.
In this talk, Sergei Guriev, Dean of the London Business School & leading Russian dissident, will discuss the recent research on the economics of fighting...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/fighting-misinformation
"The political economy of Nigeria: challenges and opportunities for reform" with Prof Kingsley Moghalu
25 Nov 21 in Videos
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and the continent’s largest economy, is populated by dynamic and talented citizens, but has faced steep challenges in development, leadership and governance.
Poverty is widespread. The country is currently embattled by terrorism, general insecurity, a depressed economy, and by challenges from separatist agitations to the existential legitimacy of the Nigerian state.
How can Nigeria achieve transformation economically...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/the-political-economy-of-nigeria
'The UK’s development strategy and the new economic and geopolitical challenges' with Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister for Development and Africa
07 Mar 24 in Videos
The UK launched an international development White Paper in November 2023, setting out seven areas for action across a broad range of development themes and policy areas.
The White Paper recognises the increasingly contested world we face, with a more complicated and fractured geopolitical environment. As the UK moves into implementing this vision, it will need to navigate this.
The Minister for...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/uk-development-strategy
'The billionaire tax: a (modest) proposal for the 21st century' with Prof Gabriel Zucman
07 Mar 25 in Videos
Progressive taxation is a key pillar of democratic societies. But thanks to new research, there is now clear evidence that contemporary tax systems, instead of being progressive, do not effectively tax the wealthiest individuals.
This lecture will detail a proposal for a coordinated minimum tax ensuring that dollar billionaires pay at least 2% of their wealth in taxes each year. The...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/the-billionaire-tax
