(NYT) ATHENS — During seven years of a grinding economic crisis, Dimitri Tsamopoulos has lost at least half the clients from his once bustling tax consultancy. But in the past few months, business has jumped, not because the Greek economy is finally recovering but because it is falling even deeper into the abyss.
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BASCAP: Economic impacts of counterfeiting and piracy→
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We estimate that the value of international and domestic trade in counterfeit and pirated goods in 2013 was $710 - $917 billion. We estimate, that in addition to this, the global value of digital piracy in movies, music and software in 2015 was $213 billion.
Read MoreReport: Bank of China to pay fine in Italy money-laundering→
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MILAN (AP) -- Italian media says the Bank of China has agreed to pay a 600,000-euro ($640,000) fine as part of a plea deal in a 4.5-billion-euro money laundering probe.
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EU intensifies fightback on counterfeit goods→
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(FT.com) The EU has been intensifying its crackdown on fake products — including watches, perfume, mobile phones and pharmaceuticals — that can now be found all too easily on the worldwide web.
Read MoreHow Amazon's wooing of Chinese sellers is hurting American innovation→
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(FORBES) E-commerce is now global. The geographic boundaries separating the spheres of marketplaces like Amazon, Tabao, TMall, and JD, have dissolved very rapidly, and now merchants in the U.S. have direct access to customers in places like China, a
Read MoreRubio helps introduce legislation to stop import of fentanyl, carfentanil via the mail→
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(Bradenton News) U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and other lawmakers Tuesday introduced the newest version of the Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention, or STOP, Act as part of effort to restrict the flow of powerful synthetic opioids into the country via the U.S. Postal Service.
Read MoreSicilia, riciclaggio da Catania alla Cina: oltre 212 milioni volati via, maxi-operazione della Guardia di Finanza→
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(Il Fatto Nisseno) - CATANIA Un tesoro da 212 miliardi volato dalla Sicilia alla Cina in pochi anni. Guardia di Finanza sequestra 5 milioni di euro e apparecciature informatiche in un Money Transfer appartenente a due chinesi da tempo residenti in Sicilia
Read MoreUS bill seeks to stem Chinese flow of counterfeit electronics→
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(SecuringIndustry.com) A bill has been reintroduced in the US that would hinder the production of counterfeit electronics in China and other countries. The Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) is a bill that aims to control the export of electronic waste (e-waste),
Read MoreFake Ferrero and Mars chocolate seized in China→
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(Confectionary News) Chinese police recently seized 300,000 counterfeit chocolate pieces during the 2017 Lunar New Year worth around 700 RMB ($102) per box, after a wedding candy store owner received complaints from local consumers.
Read MoreOhio a top destination for fentanyl from China→
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(Dispatch.com) - China and India have been been identified as primary sources of the fentanyl and carfentanil being trafficked in the United States, according to news release from Rubio’s office. Companies in China and India take advantage of the U.S. Postal Service,
Read MoreAustralian property market: Chinese investment investigated→
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(News.com.au) - AUSTRALIA’S money laundering watchdog investigated more than $3 billion in suspicious transfers by Chinese investors last year, including $1 billion in property transactions.
Read MoreCounterfeit Chinese and Indian drugs invade Africa→
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(EurActiv.com) Over the course of just two weeks, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) seized 113 million antimalarial, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic tablets bound for Africa. The true extent of the problem remains unknown.
Read More22 arrested, 550 kgs of drugs seized in China →
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(Hindustan Times) Police have arrested 22 suspects in connection with producing illegal drugs and seized 550 kilogrammes of ketamine in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, authorities said on Monday.
Read MoreTop China police drugs buster ‘dies from overwork’→
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(The Star Online) CHINA: A veteran anti-narcotics officer in southwest China died suddenly after working overtime for many days without a break, according to Chinese media reports.
Read MoreFake food factories probed in China→
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(Food Manufacture UK) - Nestlé has joined Chinese authorities in investigating factories suspected of producing £12M worth of counterfeit food seasonings and sauces, including fake Nestlé products. Up to 50 factories are being investigated by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), after
Read MoreAlibaba and Louis Vuitton partner with brands to fight Chinese counterfeiting→
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(Quartz.com) - Less than a month after the US called out China’s largest online marketplace, Taobao, for its rampant counterfeiting, the Chinese company’s parent has formed an alliance of 20 brands to use data to fight fakes.
Read More10 million lethal doses of carfentanil seized at Mirabel Airport→
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(Global News Canada) - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Wednesday two packages seized at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport contained carfentanil. CBSA officers intercepted two packages coming from China on Dec. 22, 2016. After a laboratory analysis, the substance was confirmed to be 209 grams of carfentanil.
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