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Iran busts ring involved in money laundering activities

Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) says a large money laundering ring with over half a billion dollars worth of transactions has been broken up as part of country’s widening crackdown on financial crimes.
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Publish Date:19/February/2025 | 01:57

Iran-China Banking Problems Resurface

EghtesadOnline: In response to recent complaints of Iranian petrochemical companies regarding difficulties in transferring money from China to their accounts in Iran, the head of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce enumerated money laundering concerns as the main reason behind the problem.
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Publish Date:29/November/2017 | 13:38

Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:44

President criticizes opponents of FATF

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani in a Twitter message on Thursday, criticized opponents of Iran's engagement with the Financial Action Task Force requiring Tehran to set standards to combat money laundering .
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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 10:01

FATF, international criteria to combat money laundering , terrorism

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that the Financial Action Task Force is an international criteria to combat money laundering and terrorism independent of the nuclear accord with the western governments.
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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 11:02

U.S. sides with HSBC to block release of money laundering report

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to block the release of a report detailing how HSBC Holdings Plc is working to improve its money laundering controls after the British bank was fined $1.92 billion.
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Publish Date:25/July/2016 | 09:02

FATF Begins 6-Day Meeting

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force commenced a week of meetings on Sunday to discuss major issues regarding money-laundering across continents.
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Publish Date:17/February/2020 | 24:15

Iran's Expediency Council Approves Anti-Money Laundering Law

EghtesadOnline: The Expediency Council, a powerful body that resolves disputes between parliament and a watchdog body, the Guardian Council, on Saturday approved the amendment to Combating Money Laundering Law on the first meeting of the council chaired by its new head Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.
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Publish Date:05/January/2019 | 15:04

Rouhani: Iran at Forefront of AML Efforts

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that dirty money and money laundering has become a universal challenge not limited to any single country and Iran is no exception.
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Publish Date:24/November/2018 | 13:28

FATF Gives Iran Until February to Complete Reforms

EghtesadOnline: The international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until February to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences.
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Publish Date:20/October/2018 | 09:27

Europe to Wind Down Latvian Bank Targeted by U.S. Over Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: European authorities will close ABLV Bank AS, the Latvian lender facing U.S. accusations of money laundering tied to North Korea that’s central to the political scandal shaking the euro zone this week.
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Publish Date:24/February/2018 | 15:07

U.S. investigators seek to turn Manafort in Russia probe: sources

EghtesadOnline: U.S. investigators examining money laundering accusations against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort hope to push him to cooperate with their probe into possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia, two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said.
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Publish Date:23/July/2017 | 04:30

Anticipation Grows for Iran Ahead of FATF Session

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force–the global body that monitors money laundering worldwide–will have Iran on top of its mind when it convenes for its forthcoming plenary and working group meetings on June 18, the Central Bank of Iran's director for international affairs announced.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 06:36