Latest news from GIABA
Inadequate Legal Framework and Control Measures Constitute High Risk of Money Laundering, DG, GIABA
10 Mar - 12 Mar , 2010
The absence of legal framework limiting the cash transactions constitute high risk of money laundering and financing of terrorism.
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GIABA Holds Workshop on Payment Systems and Cash Couriers in West Africa
10 Mar - 12 Mar , 2010
A 3-day regional policy workshop on payment systems and cash couriers in West Africa organized by the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is underway in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Journalists Charged on Ethics, DG, GIABA
03 Mar , 2010
Journalists have been charged to uphold the ethics of the journalism profession towards ensuring objectivity and fairness in their reports. The Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Dr Abdullahi Shehu made the call when a team of journalists from Francophone West African Countries paid him a courtesy visit at the GIABA headquarters in Dakar, the republic of Senegal on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
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GIABA, what for ?
GIABA is responsible for the prevention and control of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the West African Sub-Region.
The Mandate of GIABA includes:
- Development of Strategies to protect the economies of Member States from abuse and the laundering of the proceeds of crime;
- Improvement of measures and intensifying efforts to combat the laundering of proceeds of crime in West Africa;
- Strengthening co-operation amongst its members.
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The members of GIABA
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