Periodic Essay

Implementation of anti-money laundering standards in Asia


Abstract: Global money laundering and terrorist financing activities impose significant costs on the world economy by damaging the effective operations of national economies. In response to the challenges posed by these activities, Asian governments and regulators have strengthened their anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regimes by adopting standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental agency that develops and promotes policies to combat AML/CFT.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Part of Series: Asia Focus

Publication Date: 2012

Issue: Nov

Order Number: 4