Global Fight Against Money Laundering: Progress on Paper, Success Elusive

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Author: 
The Basel Institute on Governance
Volume: 
41
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

The 13th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index highlights a gradual improvement in national systems to counter money laundering – at least in terms of technical compliance with global standards, and among countries with long-standing weaknesses. But the effectiveness of anti-money laundering systems in practice remains alarmingly low in the face of evolving threats from fraud and other complex, often transnational financial crimes.