A high‑angle view of a densely built coastal city with colourful low‑rise buildings, a mosque with a golden dome, and a busy harbour lined with boats, all bordered by a long seawall and deep blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

Paradise under construction: how urban growth fuels money laundering across touristic cities in the Global South

Fabiano Angélico, senior researcher at the Public Integrity Research Group (GRIP) – Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), and Prof. Jean‑Patrick Villeneuve (GRIP &USI) share early insights from the “Corruption in Paradise” project. They explore how rapid urban…