Pakistan, Sept. 25 -- Prime Minister Imran Khan, while stressing the need of strengthening international cooperation to bring perpetrators of financial crime to justice, Thursday said the world community must take decisive actions, including the return of stolen assets of the developing countries.

"One trillion dollars is taken out each year by these white-collar criminals. Twenty to forty billion dollars is in the form of bribes received by the corrupt. Seven trillion dollars in stolen assets is parked in safe tax 'haven' destinations. Five to six hundred billion dollars is lost each year in tax avoidance by multinational companies," he added.

The prime minister was speaking through video-link at the launch of the Interim Report of the...