Tag: money laundering
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Countering illicit and unregulated money flows
Sunday, 24 January 2010
In this issue of Crime & Globalisation, Tom Blickman tracks the history of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Since its origin in 1989 there is a growing awareness that the AML reg ...
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Banks told to accept cannabis cafe customers
Friday, 06 February 2009Banks must accept cafes which sell cannabis and marijuana as clients, says finance minister Wouter Bos. The minister fears that if these businesses, known as coffee shops, are refused bank accounts t ...
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Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Financial Regulation
Monday, 11 June 2007The seminar looked at the effectiveness of the Anti Money Laundering (AML) regime that has been built over the past two decades, and the more recent attempts by states and international organisations ...
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Money Laundering
Saturday, 31 December 2005
Techniques for hiding proceeds of crime include transporting cash out of the country, purchasing businesses through which funds can be channeled, buying easily transportable valuables, transfer prici ...
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Chasing Dirty Money
Sunday, 31 October 2004
Originally developed to reduce drug trafficking, national and international efforts to reduce money laundering have broadened over the years to address other crimes, and most recently, terrorism. The ...
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