Armenia to join fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism within EEU

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15.11.2022, 15:51

Еhe Deputy Chairman of Armenia's Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan presented today a draft bill "On Ratification of the Agreement on the Exchange of Information in the Field of Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing during the Movement of Cash and/or Money Instruments across the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union" to the parliament.

Armenia to join fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism within EEU

YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. The Deputy Chairman of Armenia's Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan presented today a draft bill "On Ratification of the Agreement on the Exchange of Information in the Field of Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing during the Movement of Cash and/or Money Instruments across the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union" to the parliament.

The bill has been developed to improve the effectiveness of interaction between the EEU member countries in combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

The document specifies the procedures for requests for information and reasons for refusal to provide it. It is specified that the information may not be used for purposes other than those specified in the request.

According to the draft bill, a relevant information base will be created. In Armenia, the base will be managed by the State Revenue Committee. -0-

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