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    A-Z Z-A 10 20 50 Title English AMLCFT and TFS Awareness Session (Part 3) - 14 November 2024 PDF AMLCFT and TFS Awareness Session (Part 2) - 14 November 2024 PDF AMLCFT and TFS Awareness Session (Part 1) - 14 November 2024 PDF The Outcome of the UAE FATF Mutual Evaluation (ME) - 30 April 2024 PDF Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorist Financing (CFT) & Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) Workshop - 31 October 2023 PDF Automatic Exchange of Information Portal - User Manual - 19 July 2022 PDF CRS Tax Technical Session 2 (RBA and Funds) - 13 June 2022 PDF CRS Tax Technical Session for ADGM - 2 June 2022 PDF FSRA/FCCP Outreach Session on CRS - 2 June 2022 Link FATCA and CRS reporting obligations for 2021 - 20 May 2021 PDF Customer Due Diligence: Fundamentals and Emerging Concepts – 20 October 2020 PDF FCCP outreach session no. 3 of 2019 – 14 October 2019 PDF FCCP outreach session for financial institutions – 9 May 2018 PDF FCCP outreach session for designated non-financial businesses and professions – 26 March 2018 PDF Introduction to UAE AML/CFT regulatory framework and ADGM Financial Crime Prevention – 13 February 2018 PDF
    A-Z Z-A 10 20 50 Title English ADGM Financial Crime Report 2021-2022 PDF ADGM Legal Persons & Arrangements Risk Assessment Link
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    A-Z Z-A 10 20 50 Title English The Executive Office for Control & Non-Proliferation Link National AML Committee Link Central Bank of the UAE Link Ministry of Finance Link AML/CFT and illegal organisations guidelines for financial institutions PDF AML/CFT and illegal organisations guidelines for DNFBPs PDF
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    The Basel AML Index 2017 edition provides risk ratings based on the quality of a country's framework for AML and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and related factors such as perceived levels of corruption, financial sector standards and public transparency.
    Basel AML index 2017
    Recognizing the importance of international co-operation in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism.
    EGMONT
    FATF sets standards and promotes effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
    Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organisation of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary co-operation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
    International Monetary Fund-IMF
    The Internal Revenue Service is the United States’ tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.
    Internal Revenue Service-IRS
    The MENAFATF recognises the threats posed by money laundering and terrorist financing operations to countries in the Middle East and North Africa region; encouraging co-operation between the MENA countries to effectively tackle this threat.
    MENAFATF
    The OECD was established promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world and provide a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development-OECD
    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision provides a forum for regular co-operation on banking supervisory matters, with the objective of enhancing an understanding of key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide
    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
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