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However, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, demonstrations, environmental concerns and industrial disputes could hinder the project's progress.

The FIU cooperates with the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit (FCIU) of the Royal Barbados Police Force.

UIF staff have attended the following training courses and seminars

According to the Law on the Fight Against Legalizing the Illegal Income and Financing of Terrorism, the Central Bank acts as FIU.

The Financial Intelligence Unit became operational in the early 1990s.

The Australian Financial Intelligence Unit (AUSTRAC) played a key role in tracing proceeds of crime.

Competent and knowledgeable professionals currently staff the Barbados FIU.

The FIU was established by the Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (Prevention and Control) Act.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is an independent business within The Economist Group providing forecasting and advisory services through research and analysis, such as monthly country reports, five year country economic forecasts, country risk service reports, and industry reports.

The Unusual Transactions Reporting Centre (Aruba's FIU) is a government department accountable to the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and also with regard to its staffing and budget to the Minister of Justice.

The purpose of the amendments was to reorganize functions within the Ministry and to concentrate most of them within the UIF.

While PALIKA represents a moderate position with regard to the implementation of the Nouméa Accord, UC has adopted a more radical approach towards independence.19 The whole implementation process of the Nouméa Accord could be jeopardized by ongoing instability and according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, dissolution of FLNKS cannot be ruled out.11

In Australia, the Director of AUSTRAC may spontaneously exchange financial intelligence with his international counterparts without the need to follow formal mutual assistance treaty procedures.

FIOD ECD plays an active role in investigating organisations.

Source Wong and Chan (2003) UNCTAD (2003b) Economist Intelligence Unit (2004).

The establishment of a financial intelligence unit is one of the important initial steps in establishing an effective national regime against money laundering.

A new agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit, had been established with powers to intervene in cases involving the financing of terrorism.

The Unusual Transactions Reporting Centre (the Netherlands Antilles' FIU) is a government department accountable to the Minister of Finance.

The Financial Intelligence Unit shares information with overseas counterparts, both directly and through law enforcement channels.

Could Thailand please confirm whether such professionals do report suspicious transactions to the Thai Financial Intelligence Unit?

Indicators to report transactions relating to terrorist financing to the Unusual Transaction Reporting Centre (the FIU) have been adopted.

The Dutch FIU, known as the Unusual Transactions Reporting Centre (Meldpunt ongebruikelijke transacties, MOT), is an independent administrative body within the organisational structure of the Ministry of Justice.

The Financial Intelligence Unit also initiates its own analysis of financial transaction reports and disseminates financial intelligence assessments to relevant authorities.

All members of the FIU have received some training and exposure to the methods and techniques employed in the effective tracing of suspected criminal assets.

The FIU has in the past, and continues to pursue campaigns to sensitise the financial community and the public at large regarding money laundering and terrorist financing.

UNODC has also been instrumental in helping extend the benefits of the FIU.NET initiative, with a view to linking financial intelligence units for better international exchange of intelligence on money laundering cases.

As members of the Egmont Group, the FIU has access to the Egmont Secure Web where direct requests from FIUs worldwide are received and actioned daily. This framework is buttressed by the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, Cap.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

However, given the quality of staff at the FIU, the task at hand is certainly within their competence.

Article 226 of the latter established a National Financial Intelligence Unit within the operational structure of the Office of the Superintendent of Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

Central Intelligence Agency.

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In addition, any person who moves significant amounts into or out of the country is also obliged to report to the Financial Intelligence Unit.

The Financial Intelligence Unit has memorandums of understanding with those domestic authorities and agencies entitled to access its information in connection with their regulatory or investigative role.

In particular, the CTC would appreciate learning the number of suspicious transactions which have been reported to the Thai Financial Intelligence Unit in recent years?

Given the ever widening responsibility the FIU has made representation for a modest increase in investigative staff and this request is at present receiving consideration.

Most answers are experts' assessments the report does not indicate what kinds of experts, nor their number, nor whether the experts are employees of the Economist Intelligence Unit or independent scholars, nor the nationalities of the experts.

Asia The United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), based in Bangkok, Thailand, hosts the RCU.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the announcement that the international cruise company P O Cruises has decided to make New Caledonia its main port of call in an expanded cruise programme from Australia should have a positive effect on the tourist industry (see also para.

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After that, members of the Council for Control of Financial Activities COAF, the Brazilian FIU, paid a visit to the rapporteur and to the Chairman of the Senate's Commission of Foreign Relations and National Defense.

The Director may in accordance with the directions issued by the Authority communicate information that is relevant to this Act to any national financial intelligence unit of a foreign state (by whatever name called)