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Cyprus Chapter, Europe, Know Your Chapter

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Over 130 anti-money laundering (AML) professionals from the Cyprus financial and legal services sector attended the official ACAMS Cyprus Chapter launch event on November 4, 2015, at the Hilton Hotel, Nicosia. The event, which combined an evening of anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) networking with keynotes...
December 2015 - February 2016, Europe, Global Financial Crime Review

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U.N. Resolution 2231 (2015) endorses the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed by Iran and the P5+1. On Implementation Day, all U.N. sanctions resolutions will be terminated and specific restrictions will take their place. Formerly prohibited financial transactions will be permitted so long as...
December 2015 - February 2016, Europe, Global Financial Crime Review

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Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) needs to be financed. Whereas much information is publically available regarding procurement of proliferation-sensitive goods and materials and their means of transfer, much less information exists regarding methods and means to finance such procurement. Disrupting finance is...