G20 South Africa: The Johannesburg Summit 2025

// SOLIDARITY THROUGH SECURITY

Fighting financial crime is a growth strategy

The evidence shows that tackling financial crime is not merely a regulatory duty but an economic growth strategy, one that unlocks credit, drives productivity and strengthens resilience across emerging and advanced economies alike

Ixart Miquel-Flores, European Central Bank and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

A s G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg under the banner of resilience and inclusion, the fight against financial crime should be seen not as a cost but as a growth strategy. New evidence challenges the outdated notion that enforcement is a burden, showing instead that clean markets are the bedrock of resilient and inclusive economies. For the G20, embracing this paradigm is essential to its mission of fostering sustainable growth.

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