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GIABA is an institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for facilitating the adoption and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in West Africa. It is also a FATF-Styled Regional Body (FSRB) working with its member States to ensure compliance with international AML/CFT standards.

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GIABA TO HOLD 4TH ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGIMES IN NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, FCT-ABUJA

The Inter-Governmental Group of Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a one-day Public Lecture on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) at the Nile University of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The Public Lecture on AML/CFT, which will hold at 10am in the Nile University ....

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GIABA organizes a regional typologies workshop on money laundering and terrorism financing linked to cybercrime in member states

GIABA will be organizing a Regional Typologies Workshop on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing linked to Cybercrime in Member States in Abidjan, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, from 20th to 22nd September 2021.

This event has been designed for regional stakeholders in Anti-money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issues of the relevant compet ....

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORIST FINANCING AND ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS LINKED TO MARITIME CRIMINALITY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

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1. The wider Gulf of Guinea, stretching from Cape Verde to Angola, is a major transit hub and facilitator of the region’s rapid economic growth which has averaged 7 percent since 2012. The Gulf of Guinea has also become a hub for global energy supplies with significant quantities of all petroleum p ....

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