NRA

20th July 2020

Cyprus: Thousands of NGOs face purge if not properly registered, minister says

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday he would purge 5,000 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the coming weeks if they did not properly register with the government. He told the Cyprus Mail that the period of three years already granted to NGOs to properly register, plus the number of extensions… Read More

14th July 2020

Philippines: BSP reviews anti-money laundering compliance of banks

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is conducting an assessment of the exposure of domestic banks and other stakeholders of the financial sector to money laundering and its related offenses, terrorism and terrorist financing. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said the regulator is conducting the third anti-money laundering and combating… Read More

1st July 2020

Leading from Behind: The Focus on the Financial Investigation of Wildlife Crime Must be Sustained

Over the past 12 months, under its Chinese presidency, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has made a welcome effort to engage with and promote the importance of financial investigation as a tool to combat the illegal wildlife trade (IWT). As per his objectives, Xiangmin Liu has used his… Read More

17th July 2019

In systemic breach, hackers steal millions of Bulgarians’ financial data

Bulgaria’s finance minister apologized to the country on Tuesday after admitting hackers had stolen millions of taxpayers’ financial data in an attack that one researcher said may have compromised nearly every adult’s personal records. The breach of servers at the tax agency (NRA) happened at the end of June and… Read More