CBI Governor Meets the Secretary of the US Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes Assistant Deputy

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His Excellency the CBI Governor, Mr. Mustafa Ghalib Mukheef, met today, Sunday, Mr. Jesse Baker, Secretary of the US Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes Assistant Deputy, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between the two institutions and discussed the application of international standards in Anti-Money laundering and terrorist financing, and the CBI commitment to them, in addition to the application of due diligence from other government institutions in this file. In addition to the efforts to enhance financial inclusion and keep the banking sector in line with global developments. His Excellency stressed that the CBI is committed to all international laws and instructions, combating money laundering and terrorist financing file, and was able to transfer Iraq from enhanced follow-up status to the regular follow-up in "FATF", in addition to removing it from the European Union's list of high-risk countries. On the other hand, the US Treasury delegation praised the measures implemented by the CBI in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, through its use of the latest systems in this file.

 

Central Bank of Iraq

Media Office

27 Nov. 2022