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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

The Netherlands has a long-standing legal framework concerning Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism preventive measures, which dates back to 1993. The legal framework for Customer Due Diligence is generally adequate; however, a number of provisions are problematic. The...

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world and, after decades of ongoing conflicts and strife, it is still at an early stage of developing its legal and institutional framework. Measures have been taken to fight crime, including financial crime. Smuggling and fraud are other major...

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Germany; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

This Detailed Assessment Report reviews antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures for Germany. The report reveals that Germany has introduced a number of measures in recent years to strengthen its AML/CFT regime. Germany has generated a relatively large...

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Guernsey; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This report provides a summary of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Guernsey at the time of the mission or shortly thereafter. The assessors reviewed the institutional framework; the relevant AML/CFT laws, regulations, guidelines,...

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Banks As Coordinators of Economic Growth

Ueda, Kenichi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper formally identifies an important role of banks: Banks competitively internalize production externalities and … facilitate economic growth. I formulate a canonical growth model with externalities as a game among consumers, firms, and banks …. Banks compete for deposits to seek monopoly profits, including externalities. Using loan contracts that specify price and …

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is exposed to money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism (FT) risk related to drug trafficking and international criminal groups. The financing of terrorism has also been criminalized and is largely in conformity with the Suppression of the Financing of...

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Maldives; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

The Maldives has taken steps to lay down the foundations of an antimoney laundering and counterterrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework. This report summarizes the AML/CFT measures that were in place in the Maldives at the time of the onsite visit (October 17â€“28, 2010) and shortly...

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France; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The paper identifies Franceâ€™s structural reforms that would yield the largest competitiveness gains based on macro-empirical evidence, and reviews signs of potential gains from a deregulation of the services sector. It is expected that completing deregulation in the services sector would...

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Informal Funds Transfer Systems; An Analysis of the Informal Hawala System

Qorchi, Mohammed El; Maimbo, Samuel Munzele; Wilson, John F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been increased public interest in informal funds transfer (IFT) systems. This paper examines the informal hawala system, an IFT system found predominantly in the Middle East and South Asia. The paper examines the historical and...

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Luxembourg; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codesâ€”FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

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