At a two-day high-level meeting hosted by the National Employers’ Confederation of Senegal (CNES) in Dakar which recorded strong recommendations and high level of engagements on the above topic, Mr. Alessandro Poggiali, vice president, corporate affairs, Middle East, Africa and PMI Duty Free, who was one of the panelists speaks to CHIMA AKWAJA on the policies of Philip Morris International on the critical issue of illicit trade.
What is the overall situation of illicit trade worldwide and particularly in countries in sub-Saharan Africa?
We have given two quality days to discussing this critical issue, which, to me is a common issue of different factors. I would say illicit trade of goods in general is pretty important all over the world. The more there is a demand of the product, the more the smugglers are interested in supplying it. So, you will find illicit trade in different domains, from electronics, to medicine, toys, tobacco or whatever and just to give you a few figures,…
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