WORLD’S OLDEST REPUBLIC SAN MARINO STRUGGLES TO FIGHT MONEY LAUNDERING
August 1st, 2010
BY LEE ADENDOORF
ON the border between Italy and the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, Italian Finance Police are a common sight.
Their vigil took a technological twist last year with the appearance of mobile 'plurisensor' cameras possessing infrared and thermal sensors with the capacity to cross-reference motor registry databases, and detect vehicles carrying large sums of cash or valuables across the border. The movement of money remains a sticky issue for institutions on both sides of the Italian/Sammarinese border.
A 2010 International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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