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Sponsored Content: What COVID-19 Revealed About Illicit Trade

By Alain Vermaut

There is hope for combating illicit trade in 2021, but we have to act together.

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on transnational organized crime | Ler em português | Leer en español COVID-19 has devastated normal life and greatly affected the global economy Governments have countered the pandemic with travel restrictions, social distancing measures, strict hygiene protocols and direct economic intervention And the disruption of economic activity and global supply chains associated with consumer goods, like tobacco, affected not only the legal economy but also the illicit market According to a 2020 Euromonitor International...

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