Saudi Arabia is one of the most critical countries for economic diversity. It aims at the private sector's growth by applying a method that encourages local people to entrepreneurship. Besides, money laundering is a problem for Saudi Arabia going back many years. It is bound by many rules and conventions to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
In Saudi Arabia, the Anti-Money Laundering law adopted by the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers is applied. However, many of the provisions of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Forty Plus Nine Recommendations have been implemented. In Saudi Arabia, some other local regulations are as follows;
Saudi Arabia is a FATF member since 2019. According to the Mutual Evaluation Report published in 2018, Saudi Arabia is complying with 40 FATF Recommendations for 21. Also, It has implemented FATF Forty Plus Nine Recommendations. AML Regulators in Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia is The Ministry of Anti-Money Laundering, founded by the Minister of Trade and Industry. However, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) are other local regulatory agencies.
The other Anti-Money Laundering regulatory bodies include;
The fight against money laundering in Saudi Arabia going back for many years. Saudi Arabia has been one of the countries making the most progress in fighting against money laundering through its sanctions. Through Sanction Scanner solutions developed by FATF regulations, you can prevent money laundering risk activities by making regular risk assessments of your company. Also, Know Your Customer, Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, and Transaction Screening solutions that we have developed as Sanction Scanner provide speed up your company's AML compliance process and protect your company from legal punishments.
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