Financial Integrity and Inclusion
Financial transparency, accountability, and economic empowerment are critical tools in the fight against violent extremism.
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Illicit financial flows are enabled by systemic corruption and perpetuate inequality. We have worked with over 200 institutions and businesses to build transparent and accountable financial systems that curb illicit and terrorism financing.
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Strengthening Efforts to Combat Terrorism Financing and Illicit Financial Flows in the Greater Horn of Africa
The Global Center is continuing its partnership with financial intelligence units in the Greater Horn of Africa to combat terrorism financing and illicit financial flows, including Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. With support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Global...
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New York, NYRemarks by the Global Center during Arria Formula Meeting of the Security Council on Preventing and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The permanent missions of Australia, France, Indonesia, Peru, and Tunisia co-hosted an arria formula meeting on preventing and countering the financing of terrorism, a core focus of the Global Center. Remarks by Executive Director Eelco Kessels focused on the importance of promoting risk-based and human rights-centric anti-money laundering and countering...
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Addis Ababa, EthiopiaStrengthening Ethiopia’s Capacity to Counter Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows -- Program Close
In 2018, the Global Center marked its sixth year of partnership with the Ethiopian Financial Intelligence Center (EFIC), Federal Attorney General (AG), and other stakeholders under two phases of technical assistance programming supported by the government of Denmark. Ethiopia has made substantive progress in strengthening its AML/CFT regime and has...
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Djibouti, DjiboutiCountering Illicit Financial Flows in Djibouti / Lutter contre les flux financiers illicites à Djibouti
The Global Center and the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of Djibouti held a workshop on countering illicit financial flows. Magistrates as well as representatives of the police, gendarmerie, customs, and the office of the State Prosecutor participated. The workshop provided a timely opportunity for government actors with anti-money laundering and...
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Untangling a Marriage of Convenience: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
This brief examines where and how anti–money laundering (AML) frameworks are fit for purpose relative to countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and considers where additional CFT-specific efforts are necessary. There is a convergence between the types of information and stakeholders relevant to money laundering and terrorism financing, and after...
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Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
This report provides good practices for the design and implementation of effective capacity development programs on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). It provides an overview of the current AML/CFT landscape, its implications for capacity development programming, and good practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating AML/CFT programs....
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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in Ethiopia: Training and Implementation Manual
The Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia has published a training and implementation manual on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism investigations and prosecutions. The manual reflects an ongoing commitment on the part of Ethiopia to strengthen its ability to identify and combat financial crimes. It was developed with...
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Addis Ababa, EthiopiaStrengthening Ethiopia’s Capacity to Counter Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows – Program Update
The Global Center continues to assist Ethiopia in countering money laundering and illicit financial flows as part of an ongoing capacity building program supported by the Government of Denmark. The program is implemented in partnership with the Ethiopian Financial Intelligence Center and the Federal Attorney General, as well as other...
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Amman, JordanFrom Strategy to Practice: Implementing the Iraqi National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Strategy
The Central Bank of Iraq and the Iraqi Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Office, in partnership with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its implementing partner, the Global Center, held a workshop to discuss the implementation process of the recently finalized and soon to be...
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