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Money laundering policies will require global rethink

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INTERNATIONAL

Allegations of bribery regarding the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar raised questions about how bribes may have been laundered, as an average of 6.25 billion dollars per…

The EU will struggle to crackdown on money laundering

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EU

EU money-laundering concerns.

A revival of money velocity would pressure the US Fed

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UNITED STATES

The debate about how transitory this inflation is will persist. One way to consider the phenomenon is to examine the velocity of money -- the ratio of nominal GDP to monetary…

Sanctions will reinforce Iran’s money supply woes

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IRAN

Inflation has to a great extent been driven by a depreciation of the rial following Washington’s decision to reimpose sanctions, yet deep structural flaws in the banking sector…

Latin American remittances growth will ease this year

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LATIN AMERICA

Migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) sent a record amount of money to relatives last year due mainly to a strong labour market in the United States, where most of…

Panama leaks may trigger tighter global regulation

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INTERNATIONAL

These records highlight how a global elite uses law firms and offshore entities to hide their assets.

US will increase Paraguay money-laundering pressures

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PARAGUAY

The bill, which now goes to the Lower House, is in line with demands from Gafilat, the Latin American affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which began a…

Money torrents will dominate global markets in 2015

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INTERNATIONAL

Prospects for market trends in 2015.

Cartes faces unprecedented crime pressures in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

On January 26, Giuzzio, announced that, in response to a November request for information from the Panamanian authorities, he had presented a 30-page deposition to anti-money…

Latin American remittances growth will slow this year

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LATIN AMERICA

Despite the slowdown, growth in remittances in 2022 still reached double digits. This was mainly due to the strength of the labour market in the United States, where the majority…