This submission focuses on the role of the financial sector of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in facilitating a possible loss in value of billions of dollars from state mining assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country that remains at the bottom of the UN’s Human Development Index and which is a significant recipient of UK aid. It was made by Global Witness and Tax Justice Network in response to the Foreign Office's consultation on the Overseas Territories. 

Global Witness and Tax Justice Network submission to FCO Overseas Territories Consultation Dec 2011.pdf