October 16, 2008 Treasury Responds to FATF's Call for Strengthened Measures Against Iran Washington, Today's statement by the FATF marks the fourth time in the past year that the organization has warned the world of the serious threat posed by Iran's lack of a sufficient anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime. FATF expressed particular concern about The Consistent with FATF's action, we will be employing additional actions to target the risk of terrorist financing emanating from The FATF is the foremost standard setting body on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. FATF's statement further evidences Sustained action against ****************** The text of the FATF statement on http://www.fatf-gafi.org/pages/0,2987,en_32250379_32235720_1_1_1_1_1,00.html The June 2008, February 2008 and October 2007 FATF statements on http://www.fatf-gafi.org/pages/0,3417,en_32250379_32237217_1_1_1_1_1,00.html The Financial Action Task Force is an inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at the national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The thirty-four members of the FATF are: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; the European Commission; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; the Gulf Cooperation Council; Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; the Kingdom of the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; the Russian Federation; Singapore; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom; and the United States. -30-
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