Report: European AML compliance efforts remain substandard
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Neil Hodge2022-05-04T18:13:00
European governments need to step up their efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing because their current capabilities are below par, according to a report by the Council of Europe’s Moneyval unit.
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