In the first part of this article we traced the development of the ‘Utility Settlement Coin‘ – a project that began in 2015 and which has now evolved through the inception of a consortium called Fnality International. Fnality are comprised of a number of the …
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MAPPING OUT THE BANKING ELITE’S GOAL FOR A CASHLESS MONETARY SYSTEM – PART TWO
It Is Time for Liberia to Address the Question of Financial Secrecy
In Angola, she is known as “the Princess”, smart and innovative businesswoman, famous for her friendships with jetsetters from all over the world and above all for her fortune, which makes her the richest woman on the continent. However, recently, Isabel dos …
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Mapping Out The Banking Elite’s Goal For A Cashless Monetary System – Part Two
Authored by Steven Guinness,
In the first part of this article we traced the development of the Utility Settlement Coin a project that began in 2015 and which has now evolved through the inception of a consortium called Fnality International. Fnality are com…
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Samoa: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2020 Article IV Mission
March 2, 2020
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Arti…
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Hardliners’ Victory in Iranian Elections Turns Back the Clock on Relations With the West
The victory by hard-liners in Iran’s election puts parliament back in the hands of people determined to turn the clock back on reconciliation with the West. Expect a retreat from commitments to the hollowed-out nuclear deal as the Islamic Republic’s economy b…
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Global watchdog set to sanction Iran for financing terrorism, in blow to the country
Iran is set to join North Korea on a major intergovernmental organizations blacklist, further isolating the countrys regime.
The Financial Action Task Force, based in Paris, is expected to increase economic pressure on Iran by blacklisting it on Friday, acc…
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Exclusive: Myanmar set to be placed on global money laundering watchlist
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Myanmar is set to be placed on a watchlist by a global finance watchdog this week, amid concerns of money-laundering by transnational drug traffickers and weak regulation of its financial system, two sources familiar with deliberations sai…
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UAE regulator to investigate Pakistan bank for money laundering
By Davide Barbuscia and Syed Raza Hassan
DUBAI/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ central bank is investigating Pakistan’s largest bank to ascertain if it violated anti-money- laundering and terrorism-financing laws, the regulator said o…
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UAE regulator to investigate Pakistan bank for money laundering
By Davide Barbuscia and Syed Raza Hassan
DUBAI/KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ central bank is investigating Pakistan’s largest bank to ascertain if it violated anti-money- laundering and terrorism-financing laws, the regulato…
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Exclusive: Myanmar set to be placed on global money laundering watchlist
By Tom Allard
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Myanmar is set to be placed on a watchlist by a global finance watchdog this week, amid concerns of money-laundering by transnational drug traffickers and weak regulation of its financial system, two sources familiar with de…
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