Open AccessCOVID-19-Trigger of New AML/CFT Challenges and Threats
Author(s) -
V.I. Glotov,
Н. А. Буймов,
М. И. Волкова,
А. Н. Березняцкий
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
federalizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2073-1051
DOI - 10.21686/2073-1051-2020-3-117-144
Subject(s) - population , pandemic , covid-19 , development economics , political science , economic growth , geography , sociology , economics , medicine , demography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
The spread of a new type of coronavirus on the territory of most countries has tested public health systems, but also exposed the problem points, the impact of which will be felt for an exceptionally long time. The trigger mechanism that formed them consists of many elements. Among them: the temporary stagnation of world economy; the actual death of many enterprises within national economies; the unpreparedness of medical institutions for a huge influx of infected people. Separately, socio-psychological factors worked: the loss of many citizens ‘ jobs; a radical change in lifestyle – life will never be the same; the collapse of hopes and the loss of meaning of life for many, especially low-income groups. The consequence of this is the growing geography of social pathologies (drug addiction, alcoholism, crime, suicide). There was also an increase in panic among the population caused by fear of an unknown infection or a painful reaction to the introduction of restrictive measures designed to contain the spread and development of the COVID-19 virus epidemic. The article provides analytical material that reflects the degree of influence of processes and mechanisms of regional economy response to the consequences of a large-scale epidemic of new coronavirus. The focus is on determining the degree of impact of COVID-19 on the AML/CFT sphere, analyzing the number of recorded predicate crimes. The Siberian Federal district of the Russian Federation and its constituent regions are considered as an example.