EghtesadOnline: The International Monetary Fund, in its latest assessment of Iran's economic situation as part of its Selected Issues paper, has hailed Iran's progress in upgrading its legislative and institutional anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework.

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran, in tandem with the Economy Ministry, is actively pursuing anti-money laundering measures to bring down crimes and violations in the banking system to zero in the foreseeable future, CBI's director general for regulations, banking permits and anti-money laundering said.

EghtesadOnline: Two information systems aimed at implementing standards pertaining to anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism required by the Financial Action Task Force have been unveiled at Bank Mellat with the help of the Ministry of Economic and Finance Affairs and the Central Bank of Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Bank Melli Iran is holding an anti-money laundering workshop, tutored by educators from Philip-Sydney, a multi-disciplinary consulting and training firm specializing in Financial Crime Prevention, which is based in the Netherlands.

EghtesadOnline: Bank Melli Iran, the nation’s biggest lender, is ramping up efforts to teach anti-money laundering principles to its staff.

EghtesadOnline: As the 700 delegates from 203 jurisdictions of the Financial Action Task Force Global Network are discussing issues surrounding the security of the global financial system, all eyes are on the Paris meeting awaiting the final decision of the global anti-money laundering group on Iran that has yet to exit the blacklist of the intergovernmental body.