Former President Mbeki to chair high level talks on illicit financial flows in Mozambique

Abstract

Former President Thabo Mbeki will chair a two day High Level Meeting on illicit financial flows in Maputo, Mozambique on 19th and 20th September, 2013. The High Level Panel (HLP) on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, established by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union (AU) was inaugurated in February 2012 to address the debilitating problem of illicit financial outflows from Africa estimated at $50 billion a year. The Panel is chaired by President Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and composed of nine other distinguished personalities from within and outside Africa