IMF Staff Country Reports

Monaco: Assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation

Publication Date:

July 7, 2008

Summary:

This paper discusses key findings of the assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation (FSSR) for Monaco. Since the 2002 Offshore Financial Center assessment, the Principality of Monaco has taken important steps to further strengthen an already comprehensive legal framework, supervisory structure, and practices supporting a well-regulated environment. Nonetheless, given Monaco’s ambition to develop into a fully-fledged financial center, there is a case for intensifying ongoing efforts to comply with international best practices, in particular regarding the sharing of information with foreign regulatory authorities.

Series:

Country Report No. 2008/217

Subject:

Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Banking Credit Crime Economic sectors Financial institutions Financial sector Financial services Money Nonbank financial institutions