The Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa has issued a notice of expression of interest to select individual country researchers in Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone for a typology study on trade-based financial crimes. The research is intended to identify techniques, methods, patterns and trends in such crimes across GIABA member states, including the related money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing risks linked to trade. Each researcher is expected to produce a country report covering the risk landscape, the legal and institutional framework, commercial vulnerabilities exploited to facilitate trade-based financial crimes, challenges faced by authorities, red flags and emerging patterns, and practical recommendations for policymakers, regulators, law enforcement agencies, regional and international partners, and the private sector. GIABA will select one consultant per country using a qualifications-based method under ECOWAS procurement rules. Applications will be scored on qualifications and general experience, assignment-specific experience, and proficiency in official ECOWAS languages. Candidates must hold at least a first degree in a relevant field and have at least five years of experience conducting research, particularly on money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing or related predicate crimes. The timetable calls for an inception report one week after contract signature, a first draft one month later, a revised second draft two weeks after GIABA comments, participation in a regional validation workshop on a date to be announced, and a final report two weeks after that workshop. Applications are due by 13 August 2025 at 17:00 GMT.

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