Search Results - subject:"AML/CFT"

Austria : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; staff supplementary information; and statement by the Executive Director for Austria

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

Austria entered the crisis from a strong position. Prudent policies prior to the pandemic provided significant policy space. Several lockdowns helped contain the virus but significantly impaired the economy. Real GDP contracted by 6.3 percent in 2020 and declined further in early 2021. The 2021...

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Republic of Lithuania : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Lithuania

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

With a demonstrated resilience to the crisis and the recovery gaining strength, macroeconomic policies should aim at preserving stability and complementing structural reforms that address long-standing challenges. A medium-term plan to rebuild buffers, support potential growth, and target...

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Fintech regulation : how to achieve a level playing field

Restoy, Fernando - 2021

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The impact of gray-listing on capital flows : an analysis using machine learning

Kida, Mizuho; Paetzold, Simon - 2021

The Financial Action Task Force's gray list publicly identifies countries with strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT …

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : technical assistance report : governance and anti-corruption assessment

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

At the request of His Excellency the President of the Republic and Head of State, the Legal (LEG) and Fiscal Affairs (FAD) Departments of the IMF conducted an assessment of governance and corruption mission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from December 9 to 20, 2019 (the...

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Republic of Estonia : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; and staff report

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

Macroeconomic performance and buffers were strong when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Economic and social restrictions instituted in March 2020 helped slow new infections and mitigate negative health outcomes but triggered a deep decline in activity in Q2:2020. The slump was followed by a strong...

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No easy solution : a smorgasbord of factors drive remittance costs

Silva Filho, Tito Nícias Teixeira da - 2021

There has been a global push to decrease the cost of remittances since at least 2009, which has culminated with its inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Despite this effort and the emergence of new business models, remittance costs have been decreasing very slowly, disproving...

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Malaysia : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

Malaysia entered the pandemic from a robust economic position but has nonetheless been significantly affected. A synchronous fiscal, monetary and financial policy response has helped cushion the economic impact. As a result, after a deep recession in 2020, and assuming the pandemic is brought...

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Philippines : financial system stability assessment : press release and statement by the Executive Director for the Philippines

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

list the Philippines as a jurisdiction with serious Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT …

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Some legal and practical considerations

Schwarz, Nadine; Chen, Ke; Poh, Kristel; Jackson, Grace; … - 2021

terrorism (AML/CFT). This first note is broad in scope. It explains why VAs are vulnerable for misuse for ML/TF/PF purposes and … clarifies which assets and service providers should be subject to AML/CFT measures. It discusses the measures that all countries … should take, and the type of action necessary in instances of criminal misuse of VA. A second Fintech note focuses on the AML/CFT …

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