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HAITIAN CLOTHING, TEXTILE INDUSTRY APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP TO STAY OPEN



As Haitian clothing and textile factories lose contracts and are forced to shut down amidst this Caribbean country’s ongoing lawlessness and political chaos, industry officials in Haiti say the only way they can save this important national manufacturing sector is through international intervention.…

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CARIBBEAN ISLANDS HARNESS PLENTIFUL SOLAR POWER TO CUT ELECTRICITY COSTS AND BOOST ENERGY INDEPENDENCE



Caribbean island states are looking to harness their natural advantage in bounteous sunlight to expand solar power, boosting their energy independence, while reducing the cost of energy as gas and oil prices rise. Even in oil and gas-rich Trinidad & Tobago, consumers have been feeling the energy pinch, facing increases in their electricity bills in 2023.…

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FTX COLLAPSE MAY PROMPT CREATION OF GLOBAL CRYPTO-EXCHANGE REGULATION



The collapse of crypto-trading platform FTX and its associated hedge fund Alameda Research may help spark the creation of a global regulatory regime to monitor crypto-currency exchanges. Keith Nuthall reports.

 

The FTX Group’s November 11 filing for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy sent shockwaves through the global crypto-currency market and should encourage the development of international regulation to control this unstable industry.…

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FTX FORMER BOSS JAILED IN BAHAMAS AS USA REGULATORS CRACK DOWN WITH CHARGES



 

Disgraced former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried is facing years in jail and huge fines after being charged with multiple fraud offences following the collapse of crypto-trading platform FTX and its associated hedge fund Alameda Research. He is accused of illegally funnelling FTX customer funds for his own personal gain and for Alameda investments.…

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CHANGING REGULATORY PRESSURES FORCE OBLIGED ENTITIES TO HONE THE MANAGEMENT OF AML TEAMS



While FATF assessments focus on the policy and regulatory response of governments, law enforcement and AML agencies in fighting dirty money, the fact remains that these efforts are undertaken by teams – and how these groups’ staff members work together and are managed underscores their effectiveness.…

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HONDURAS STRENGTHENS POSITION AS US NEAR-SOURCING PARTNER, EVEN AS RECESSION CLOUDS LOOM



Honduras is strengthening its position as an outsourcing partner for the US clothing industry, with the central American country generating the second highest receipts from sales of textiles and finished garments under free trade agreements to the United States, just behind Mexico.…

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INTERPOL: FINANCIAL AND CYBERCRIME TOP GLOBAL POLICE CONCERNS



More than 60% of police officers surveyed worldwide ranked crimes such as money laundering, ransomware, phishing and online frauds as high or very high threats, in Interpol’s first-ever Global Crime Trend report (1). Furthermore, more than 70% expect crimes such as ransomware and phishing attacks to increase or significantly increase over the next three to five years.…

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EU ADDS CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL CENTRES TO ITS TAX COOPERATION BLACKLIST



Caribbean islands offering offshore financial services have been named on a European Union (EU) blacklist that claims to target jurisdictions who give companies unfair tax breaks when parking their money in local bank accounts. The EU Council of Ministers on October 4 added the Turks & Caicos Islands, a UK overseas territory (OT), to the list, while re-listing another UK OT, Anguilla, which had been removed as recently as last October (2021) and The Bahamas, which had been removed in 2018.…

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NETHERLANDS IMPOSES WEAK PUNISHMENTS ON MONEY LAUNDERERS, SAYS FATF



The Netherlands has only moderate effectiveness in its AML/CFT policies regarding supervision, preventative measures, legal persons controls and financial sanctions, according to the latest FATF mutual evaluation report (MER). These assessments now highlight effectiveness assessments alongside technical compliance ratings. And while, overall, FATF concluded that the Netherlands’ AML/CFT was “delivering good results”, it added that the country “needs to do more to prevent legal persons from being used for criminal purposes, strengthen risk-based supervision, and ensure sanctions for money laundering and terrorist financing offences are proportionate and dissuasive”.…

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TRAINERS EXPLORE HYBRID VIRTUAL/REAL LIFE TRAINING POTENTIAL AS COVID-19 WANES



The Covid-19 pandemic forced many AML/CFT practitioners to work remotely, forcing training away from the face-to-face learning that has been dominant in the past. But now, as the pandemic wanes, combining innovative remote AML/CFT learning practices developed during Covid-19 with longer established in-person training is under consideration.…

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