Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism : Niger

World Bank

GIABA and the World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ABUSE;    ACCOUNTING;    AGRICULTURAL SECTOR;    ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING;    ASSET MANAGEMENT;   

RP-ID  :  69766

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The assessment of the Anti-MoneyLaundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism(AML/CFT) regime in Niger was conducted on the basis of theForty Recommendations and the Nine Special Recommendationson the financing of terrorism drawn up in 2003 and 2001,respectively, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), andon the AML/CFT Methodology of 2004. The assessment was basedon the laws, regulations, and other materials supplied bythe national authorities of Niger, as well as theinformation gathered in the course of the country visit fromJune 16 to 27, 2008. During its visit, the assessment teammet with the managers and representatives of all therelevant government agencies and the private sector Theassessment was conducted by an evaluation team from theWorld Bank and the Intergovernmental Anti-Money LaunderingGroup in West Africa (GIABA). To this end, they analyzed theinstitutional framework, the AML/CFT laws and regulations,regulations, guidelines and other obligations, as well asregulatory or other regimes in force in Niger for combatingmoney laundering and the financing of terrorism. Thecapacity, implementation, and effectiveness of all thesemechanisms were assessed as well. This report provides asummary of the AML/CFT measures in force in Niger as at thedate of the on-site visit or immediately thereafter. Itdescribes and analyzes those measures, and makesrecommendations on how certain aspects of the system couldbe strengthened. It also sets out Niger s level ofcompliance with the FATF 40+9 Recommendations.