ZAGREB ZAGREB, Jan 22 (Hina) - By passing adequate laws and establishing state services, the Republic of Croatia showed clearly its interest in becoming an active factor in detecting and preventing suspicious and criminal financial
transactions, particularly in preventing the money laundering, concluded a two-day seminar on money laundering prevention, held in the Croatian capital. The Zagreb event was organised by the Croatian Finance Ministry and the UN Global Programme Against Money Laundering (GPML). Presenting the conclusions of the seminar, the head of the Croatian department for money laundering prevention, Ivica Maros, on Friday told a news conference that a sophisticated form of crimes, especially in financial transactions, had beconme a global problem. That's why fighting against the money laundering could be more successful if based on the efficient cooperation at a regional as well a
ZAGREB, Jan 22 (Hina) - By passing adequate laws and establishing
state services, the Republic of Croatia showed clearly its interest
in becoming an active factor in detecting and preventing suspicious
and criminal financial transactions, particularly in preventing
the money laundering, concluded a two-day seminar on money
laundering prevention, held in the Croatian capital.
The Zagreb event was organised by the Croatian Finance Ministry and
the UN Global Programme Against Money Laundering (GPML).
Presenting the conclusions of the seminar, the head of the Croatian
department for money laundering prevention, Ivica Maros, on Friday
told a news conference that a sophisticated form of crimes,
especially in financial transactions, had beconme a global
problem.
That's why fighting against the money laundering could be more
successful if based on the efficient cooperation at a regional as
well as the global level, Maros added.
Croatia passed laws to define legal measures necessary for
prevention, detection and punishment of the money laundering,
established the department for the money laundering prevention a
year ago and began co-operating with other countries and
international institutions in this field, he said.
The Croatian department collects and processes data on financial
transactions, which banks, savings banks, investment funds and the
institute for payment operations (ZAP) are obliged to forward.
Permanent efforts and co-ordination between all responsible social
and state factors, such as supervisory bodies of some ministries
and courts are necessary to fight against the money laundering in an
effective manner, Maros added.
Asked whether the participation of UN representatives and
officials from the United States, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium in the
seminar could mean that Croatia is a country where more money could
be laundered than in other states, a GPML representative, Timothy
Lamay replied that Croatia was not a high risk country.
The international community believes that other countries need
assistance in efforts aimed at setting legislative measures in the
fight against the money laundering, Lamay added.
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