Monday, 28 March 2011

CBA develops system to combat money laundering and terrorism financing

“CBA attaches importance to comprehensive management, safe maintenance and efficient analysis of information related to money laundering and terrorism financing,” CBA Chairman Arthur Javadyan said during the event.

He expressed gratitude to the U.S. authorities for the technical aid to introduce the system and expressed hope that the cooperation between the CBA and U.S. embassy will be continued through implementation of other programs on development of the system on struggle against money laundering and terrorism financing.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch said for her part that the Automated Management System is an important project for tackling money laundering and terrorism financing. The most efficient method of the struggle against money laundering is to deprive criminals of the opportunity to manage their incomes, she said.

Representatives of the Office of RA Prosecutor General, MFA, Police, National Security Service, Union of Armenian Banks and AI Partnership organization also participated in the event.

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