Under the auspices of the Guardia di Finanza (GDF) and CIAT, the course on Economic and Financial Investigation was held in Ostia, at the headquarters of the Economic-Financial Police School of the GDF.

This activity, which lasted from October 28 to November 6, 2024, was attended by 25 officials from tax administrations and financial information units from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

During the course, various aspects were presented and discussed, including the competencies of the GDF in its capacity as economic and financial police, international and domestic cooperation to combat illicit financial flows, investigation techniques for the identification and seizure of assets obtained through illicit means, real cases of financial investigation, mechanisms to combat aggressive international tax planning, intelligence and analysis techniques, money laundering investigation techniques, etc. In addition, a visit was made to the delegation of the ““práctica di mare”  (Sea practice) to learn about the GDF infrastructure for maritime controls.

This activity has strengthened ties between the GDF, CIAT and LAC countries to promote future cooperative actions in the areas discussed.

The CIAT Executive Secretariat thanks the GDF for its trust and cooperation, which allows us to share its resources and knowledge with our member countries. We are also grateful for the support of the World Bank and GAFILAT in facilitating the presence of representatives of financial information units.