The costs of economic crime and financial opacity are staggering.

Some studies estimate it costs the UK £350 billion a year —the annual health and education budget combined.

The UK government has highlighted that economic crime presents a major threat both to our national security and our economic prosperity.

It also seeks to accelerate economic growth in an increasingly uncertain global environment, to ‘restore stability, increase investment, and reform our economy’.

This report explores how curbing economic crime could contribute to the growth mission.