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TIME FOR CHANGE AT THE TOP OF THE UN – GUTERRES MUST GO
With the United Nations security council backing the reappointment of António Guterres as UN secretary general for another five years, it is time to ask whether the global body’s political leadership needs a major overhaul.
The answer surely has to be ‘yes’.…
MONEYVAL MEMBER STATES AML/CFT CONTROLS STILL TOO WEAK, SAYS BODY’S ANNUAL REPORT
EUROPE’S FATF-style body Moneyval has raised serious concerns about AML/CFT standards among 19 of its members, with its 2020 annual report concluding their average compliance is “below satisfactory”. The jurisdictions assessed were Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Israel, the Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.…
SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE TAPS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO GROW ITS NEW HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
The under-developed system of higher education of African archipelago country São Tomé & Príncipe is growing slowly amidst expanding demand, being assisted by international projects and funds.
One major potential initiative that may cause significant progress, however, involves this Lusophone country being chosen by the Pan African Institute for Development (PAID) to host a future International University of Development Sciences.…
LIE DETECTION TECH BEING DEVELOPED RAPIDLY, BUT EXPERTS WARN TRAINED HUMAN INTERROGATORS REMAIN ESSENTIAL
Lie detection is an emerging science, with technology being developed to help companies and law enforcement seek to detect fraudsters and other criminals. Artificial intelligence is a potential key development in enabling machines to screen subjects physical and audible response to questions to detect lies.…
MALTA’S TOP CASINO COMPANY PUNISHED FOR AML/CFT CONTROL FAILINGS
MALTA’S only multiple casino operator has been fined over serious AML/CFT failings, with the country’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) ordering Tumas Gaming Ltd to undertake AML control reforms.
The company must pay EUR233,156 for breaching the country’s Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations.…
USA IMPOSES TOUGHER SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER CYBERATTACKS, ELECTION MEDDLING AND ASSASSINATIONS
CONCERN about continued Russian meddling in American elections, the ‘SolarWinds’ backdoor hack into major US institutions, and targeted assassinations of dissidents abroad, have sparked the imposition of major new sanctions powers by President Joe Biden,
Declaring a national emergency to fight the cyber-crime threat posed by Russia, Biden released an executive order giving his administration wide-ranging powers to freeze and block asserts of Russian individuals and companies deemed associated with these Russian intrusions.…
AML EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS ARE COMPLEX AND UNEVEN TOOLS TO FIGHT DIRTY MONEY FLOWS
THE WIDE diversity of AML laws worldwide can complicate the enforcement of AML/CFT extradition proceedings.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations 37 and 39 say that governments should be prepared to extradite money launderers (and terrorist financiers) to another country if they both criminalise the underlying predicate offence.…
SOYBEAN OIL - A COVID-19 SUCCESS STORY THAT MIGHT LAST
With global markets and daily consumer habits being disrupted for almost a year due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, some oils and fats sales have grown – and a key example is soybean oil. This is true worldwide, from North and South America, to Africa, Asia, and Europe.…
NONWOVENS COMPANIES NEED TO KEEP CLOSE EYE ON DETAIL OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BANS
SINGLE use plastics bans being brought in across the world may not cover all nonwovens products, but they certainly are having an impact on the industry as it parses often complex rules coming into force.
A key piece of legislation is the European Union’s (EU) so-called ‘single use plastics directive’ (1) which has deadlines passing in 2021.…
SAUDI ARABIA PAINT SECTOR VIEWS RECOVERY IN SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC ENDS
The Saudi Arabian paint market is rebounding after a sluggish 2020, when sales declined due to an economic downturn caused by lower oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic, as well the trebling of value added tax (VAT) across the kingdom. The World Bank has projected that this will cause a 5.4% contraction in national GDP, a highly unusual recession in a fossil-fuel rich country used to robust growth.…