Global and Regional Perspectives on Corporate Intelligence and Espionage: Combating Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorism Financing from Africa to Tanzania

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@article{1710120,
      author = {Vitalis Mdoe, Esq},
      title = {Global and Regional Perspectives on Corporate Intelligence and Espionage: Combating Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorism Financing from Africa to Tanzania},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {9},
      number = {2},
      pages = {246-267},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1710120.pdf},
      abstract = {Since the early 1990s, an emerging nexus exists between corporate intelligence and counter-espionage techniques in the global fight against financial crimes, money laundering, and the financing of terrorism. Across the globe, governments and financial institutions have begun strengthening intelligence-based frameworks to better detect, disrupt, and deter illicit financial flows (Politis, 2003; Jacobs, 2010). In Africa, because of the weaknesses in governance structures, porous borders, and underdeveloped regulatory mechanisms, highly complex transnational criminal networks are operating with impunity notwithstanding the increased establishment of FIUs as well as the implementation of AML/CFT arrangements at a regional level (Kohnert, 2024; Kenotic, 2012). In East Africa, Tanzania lies in a strategic location linked to global trade routes and are faced with unique security and economic risks that call for strong corporate intelligence strategies. While legislative improvements and inter-agency cooperation have enhanced detection and prosecution, areas where technology, sharing of cross-border data, and private sector input in intelligence remain poorly addressed still exist (Kadio, 2022; D'Souza, 2011). This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of corporate intelligence and espionage from global, regional, and Tanzanian views, assessing the effectiveness of existing policies in fighting against financial crimes, money laundering, and terrorism financing. The study adopts a comparative case approach to highlight best practices and policy gaps for giving the most relevant recommendations that would bolster Tanzania's national resilience in an interrelated African and global security ecosystem.},
      keywords = {Corporate Intelligence, Espionage, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, Africa, Tanzania, AML/CFT, Financial Intelligence Units, Counter-Espionage, International Cooperation, Transnational Crime.},
      month = {August},
  }