What does receiving credit have to do with a company's or a government's anti-counterfeiting and brand protection efforts? The Credit Blog thinks it has a lot to do with it. The Credit Blog recently published an interesting brochure detailing the current state of counterfeiting today and giving a brief history of the problem.

It makes sense. If brands are supposed to make money from their assets, lenders need to be able to trust that these companies have the brand protection controls in place to ensure that they make money from them. If governments make money from tax collection and fees, creditors need to feel confident that anti-counterfeiting controls are in place to keep fake documents and receipts from circulating.

Here are a few facts (highlights from the brochure) lenders should know before loaning money to an institution:

• Two thirds of all counterfeit goods come from China

• 25% of drugs are counterfeit

• 20% of auto parts in the Middle East for fake

• 5% of cigarettes sold in the UK are counterfeit

• Shoes are the most commonly counterfeited item

• The ratio of genuine to counterfeit currency in the USA is 12,500:1

Read the full brochure.

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