On Thursday the 24th, they will report the results of Argentina’s performance in matters of fight against money laundering and terrorism. A delegation of representatives of the country will attend Paris to learn about the report of the review process that covers the government of Alberto Fernández and three months of the libertarian administration.
In this way, It will be announced whether or not the country is on the “gray list”along with Venezuela and Haiti, made up of countries that are actively working with the organization to address their strategic deficiencies within agreed deadlines.
FATF: who is part of the delegation
Led by the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, The Secretary of Justice, Sebastián Amerio, will be part of the delegation that will travel to Paris; the head of the Financial Information Unit (UIF), Ignacio Yacobucci, among others.
The Supreme Court of Justice appointed Juan Tomás Rodríguez Ponteexecutive director of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance in Complex Crimes and Organized Crime, to be present at the plenary session that will take place between October 21 and 25.
The pThe agency’s review process began in September 2023, which implied that the FATF representatives remained in the country for a few weeks, with meetings with the three branches of government and the private sector to evaluate Argentina’s performance in the fight against money laundering and terrorism.
From the Supreme Court they highlight the contribution made as a task “fundamental for the entire evaluation process” which “demonstrates the commitment of the Nation’s Judicial Branch, through its highest authorities, in the prevention and combat of money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
What is the “gray list” and why would it harm Argentina?
Argentina can return to the gray listwhich is the one that nominates the countries in the world that present money laundering risks. Our country was already in that group between 2010 and 2014, but it made efforts to get out and achieved it.
The list includes those states that, as Venezuela and Monacodo not collaborate in the fight against capital resulting from financial crimes. Other countries included are Croatia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Syria, Vietnam and Yemen.
Source: Ambito
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