... customer documentation. Research limitations/implications – This paper does not address the specifics of Latvia’s domestic anti-money laundering (AML) legislation and enforcement thereof. Practical implications – Attempts to eradicate shell companies in individual jurisdictions, for instance...

... by such a platform. Originality/value – Provides the first study of a trade-based money-laundering platform operating in the post-Soviet space. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Russia Corruption Ukraine Tax evasion Trade Banks Latvia Money-laundering Shell companies Organized crime...

... services system. Findings The paper found a very strong link between perceived corruption and GDP in two distinct groups of countries – corruption in Russia was closely linked to the GDP of Belarus, Moldova and Russia, while corruption in Lithuania was linked to GDP in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania...