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New FATF report highlights illicit finance risks linked to Offshore VASPs
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
Offshore VASPs are VASPs created under the laws of one jurisdiction, with or without a physical presence, that provide services to clients residing in another jurisdiction. The report analyses how oVASPs structure their activities to avoid or evade regulatory obligations and how illicit acto
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PM Modi, Meloni unveil Joint Initiative to enhance cooperation against fin
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday unveiled a Joint Initiative to counter terrorism financing, reinforcing their commitment to global security on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar continue to remain on FATF's blacklist
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog against terror financing and money laundering, continued to list North Korea (DPRK), Iran, and Myanmar under blacklist as "high-risk jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action" for severe deficiencies in their anti-money launderi
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Brazil fully sympathise with what India is concerned about: Congress MP Sh
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tharoor's remarks followed a meeting with Amorim, who affirmed Brazil's stance, saying, "Even if the reasons may be sad, it is a satisfaction to receive our Indian friends... we reiterated our condemnation of all acts of terrorism against the civilian population in India."
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"Our appeal to put Pakistan on grey list of FATF is getting resonance": BJ
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Baijayant Panda, who led the all-party delegation to Algeria on Monday, stated that India's appeal to place Pakistan back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list is gaining significant resonance globally, emphasising the role of illicit financing in fuelling terrorism.
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UAE delegation concludes official visit to Morocco to strengthen cooperati
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The visit, held from 22 to 24 April, was organised in cooperation with the National Financial Intelligence Authority of Morocco and aimed to reinforce strategic coordination between the two nations in the areas of anti-money laundering (AML), counter of terrorism financing (CFT), and counter
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UAE first in region to gain observer status in Eurasian Group to Combat Mo
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The United Arab Emirates has officially joined the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (EAG) as an observer, becoming the first country in the region to achieve this status.
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Jaishankar calls on int'l community to be robust in combating terrorism
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the international community to be robust in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, dismantle terror sanctuaries and UN-proscribed terrorism financing networks and tackle cybercrime.
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PM Modi, President Putin condemn terrorist attacks in Kathua, Dagestan, Mo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin unequivocally condemned terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including the cross-border movement of terrorists, and terrorism financing networks and safe havens
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Cross-border terrorism requires decisive response, harbouring terrorists m
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Noting that terrorism in any form cannot be justified and continues to be used by nations as a tool of destabilisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that cross-border terrorism requires a decisive response and terrorism financing must be effectively countered
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UAE successfully completes Financial Action Task Force recommendations
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international organisation in charge of combatting money laundering and terrorism financing has announced the UAE's completion of all 15 recommendations of its action plan, and has congratulated the UAE on this achievement.
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UAE plays leading global role in combating financial crimes: Hamid Al Zaab
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Hamid Al Zaabi, Director-General of the Executive Office for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT), said that the United Arab Emirates plays a leading global role in combating financial crimes, noting that the UAE will begin the next Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) o
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