NORDIC COUNTRIES NOT RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS OVER MONEY LAUNDERING
May 1st, 2010
BY GERARD O'DWYER
IF there is one region where high standards in fighting money laundering and terrorist finance are expected, it is surely the five Nordic states: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Notwithstanding the criticism leveled at Iceland's financial regulators during the credit crunch, all five countries have admirable traditions of public openness, government efficiency and international cooperation, especially amongst themselves. In a recent demonstration of functional regional cooperation, the five Nordic states plan to collaborate in ...
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