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> "The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. Though the margin
by mullingitover 7y ago
> "The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. Though the margin between those figures is huge, even the lower estimate underlines the seriousness of the problem governments have pledged to address."
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/globalization.html https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/globalizatio...
- dredmorbius 7y agoI meant source for "a lot of this happens through shops that use anonymous cash transactions". $2 trillion in $10 bodega transactions is 200 billion bodega transactions. Something tells me it's not the silver in the till that's the main problem. Or even the notes.