ARAB COUNTRIES MONEY LAUNDERING PRECAUTIONS ISLAMIC BANKING FAMILY BUSINESSES
April 1st, 2006
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Cairo
WITH the fight against money laundering and counter terrorism financing relatively new to the Middle East (the first plenary session of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force
- MENA-FATF - was only held last year), financial institutions from the US and MENA met in Cairo for a Private Sector Dialogue (PSD) conference to discuss the implementation of international regulations in the region.
The aim of the March conference was to raise awareness of terrorist financing and money laundering risks, facilitate better ...
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