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Yemen efforts in AML/CFT area discussed

SANA'A, March 01 (Saba) - A supervisory committee to improve anti-money-laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
system discussed here on Tuesday Yemen efforts in the AML/CFT area.
At the meeting, chaired by Minister of Finance Nu'aman al-Suhaybi,the committee reviewed the final report of the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF).
The ICRG final report reflected improvement in Yemen indicators in the field of anti-money-laundering and combating the financing of terrorism which resulted on issuing
laws No. (1) for 2010 on AML/CFT and No. (3) on ratifying the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
The Minister affirmed the importance of improving the AML/CFT system in Yemen to enhance the precautionary measures in this regard.
He valued efforts of the national committee to combat money laundering.

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