THE 2025 Money Laundering National Risk Assessment (NRA) Report has revealed that foreign jurisdictions like the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Switzerland, China, among others, were used by most criminals to launder proceeds from offences committed within Zambia. The report, conducted between March 2024 and December 2025, also highlighted that suspected tax evasion, especially in the mining, retail and wholesale sectors, remains a significant crime. Further, the report has disclosed that foreign criminal networks and prominent influential persons were found to be facilitating the smuggling of minerals. While some offences were committed in countries like Vietnam and Nigeria and the proceeds laundered in Zambia, the assessment revealed that proceeds laundered in foreign jurisdictions were higher than those laundered locally. “During...