WSA Co-Hosts Discussion with BCIU on TRACIT’s 2025 Illicit Trade Index
– Friday, April 2025, Washington D.C. The World Spirits Alliance and Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) hosted a discussion to share findings from the recent publication of the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) 2025 Illicit Trade Index and to learn how governments, international organizations and the private sector can collaborate more in […]
WSA teaming up with BCIU and TRACIT on Illicit Trade at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings
Illicit trade is a growing global threat. It undermines economies, fuels organized crime, and often puts lives at risk. Its impact varies across regions, but the damage is widespread – lost tax revenue, weakened institutions, and harm to legitimate businesses. In sectors like pharmaceuticals and spirits, the risks go beyond economics. Fake medicines and counterfeit […]
WSA Addresses Challenge of Illicit Alcohol Trade at WTO Panel
In May 2024, The WSA participated in a high-level panel hosted by the World Trade Organization on “Illicit Trade in Food and Food Fraud”. This timely event brought together global stakeholders to examine how illicit trade threatens food safety, public health, and the global economy — including the growing threat posed by illicit alcohol. The […]
Towards an ASEAN Community: Tackling Illicit Alcohol in Southeast Asia
Co-authored by APISWA together with the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT), the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and the Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits (AACS), this report paves the way to effectively counter illicit trade in alcohol in the ASEAN region. Read the Report