Impetus to the success of harmonization: the case of South Pacific Island nations

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parmod Chand
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

South Pacific transnational money laundering typologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Chelliah ◽  
Anita Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Purpose The paper aims to present typologies of transnational money laundering in South Pacific island countries, thereby filling a gap in the extant literature. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on seven significant transnational money laundering cases involving South Pacific island nations. It provides analyses of the modus operandi of criminals and classifies those according to typologies from anti-money laundering authorities and bodies. Findings Typologies of money laundering have arrived through a content analysis of seven cases involving transnational money laundering destined for South Pacific island nations. The typologies which have emerged show the predominant forms of transnational money laundering in this region. This knowledge could be useful to government policy-makers and financial institutions pursuing anti-money laundering initiatives. Originality/value There is a dearth of academic research into typologies of transnational money laundering involving the South Pacific. This paper makes a useful contribution to the extant literature by providing the most recent typologies in this respect.

scholarly journals ESTIMATING QUARTERLY GDP DATA FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (01) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIE LAHARI ◽  
ALFRED A. HAUG ◽  
ARLENE GARCES-OZANNE
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Annual Series ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
Related Series ◽  
Pacific Island Nations ◽  
Univariate Interpolation

Time series analyses generally rely on having a relatively high frequency of consistent and reliable data to work with. However for many South Pacific Island Nations (SPINs), data on macroeconomic series, like GDP, are typically available only annually from the 1980s onwards. This paper empirically estimates quarterly GDP data from annual series using the modified Chow and Lin (1971) approach. We link available annual GDP series for select SPINs with GDP-related series that are available quarterly. We deem that our quarterly estimates of GDP are more consistent and reliable compared to estimates obtained through less sophisticated methods of univariate interpolation.

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