Following their recent report, Global Witness and ARIJ are teaming up to offer a two-hour webinar on a unique dataset compiled and published by Global Witness based on information about the controversial Letters of Credit system posted by the Libyan Central Bank on their Facebook page.
Global Witness examines the Letters of Credit money trail, which stretches from the Central Bank of Libya to Libyan-owned banks in the heart of London.
Speakers:
Colin Tinto,the lead author, will present the report’s findings and how they used the data on Letters of Credit system to show possible fraud on the part at the heart of it.
Louis Goddard, the lead data journalist, will talk through the methodology used to retrieve the images posted on the Central Bank’s website and the process of consolidating them into a single shareable dataset that was analysed for the investigation.
The Webinar will be moderated by Munir Al Khatib, ARIJ Editor in Cheif.