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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also known by its French name, Groupe d'action financière (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering and to maintain certain interest. [3] In 2001, its mandate was expanded to include terrorism financing.
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is a FATF-style regional inter-governmental (international) body, the members of which are committed to effectively implementing the international standards against money laundering (Anti–money laundering or AML), combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
FATF incentivizes stricter regulations through its public noncomplier list, which leads financial institutions to shift resources and services away from the countries on the blacklist. This in turn motivates domestic economic and political actors in the listed countries to pressure their governments to introduce regulations that are compliant ...
Initially, the Group was known as the Asian Group. [8] However, by the 1970s, Pacific island nations were gaining independence and joining the group. By the mid-2000s the number of Pacific island nations in the group had reached over one fifth of the membership, so they began to advocate for a change of name of the Group. [9]
Britain gets highest rating out of 60 countries for action against money laundering and economic crimes.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering (AML) agency, has released its updated guidance for firms that handle crypto and virtual assets. "The Hash" team discusses ...
List of Asian television stations is a list of television stations which are notable in Asia. Notability refers to them being the dominant stations within their region/countries in terms of viewers. Notability refers to them being the dominant stations within their region/countries in terms of viewers.
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