This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
Today, Thursday, December 12, 2024, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch received the head of the National Financial Information Authority, Johar Al-Nafisi, to whom he presented the authority’s annual report for the year 2023, in accordance with the requirements of Law No. 2023. 05-43 relating to the fight against money laundering, as amended and supplemented.
The third national assessment report on the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing recorded the upward trend noted by the activity indicators of the National Financial Information Authority during the year 2023 , whether suspicious reports filed or requests for information received at national level. and international, or referrals to the competent judicial authorities.
At the international level, the report highlights cooperation efforts with specialized international and regional organizations and bodies, which aim to strengthen the position of the Kingdom of Morocco and fulfill its international obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
In this context, the President of the Authority reviewed the measures taken to qualify the national system for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and strengthen its effectiveness, in particular national coordination between the various authorities concerned, in particular judicial authorities, law enforcement authorities, control and surveillance authorities. supervisory authorities, highlighting the importance of these measures to increase compliance levels related to the recommendations of the Financial Working Group, in line with international standards and mutual evaluation requirements.
