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  "title": "Financial Intelligence Units: An Overview",
  "publication": "Manuals & Guides, June 17, 2004",
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  "summary": "Over the past decade and beyond, the need for a modern anti-money-laundering strategy has become widely accepted internationally.",
  "publishDate": "2004-06-17",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Over the past decade and beyond, the need for a modern anti-money-laundering strategy has become widely accepted internationally.\n- Depriving criminal elements of the proceeds of their crimes has increasingly been seen as an important tool to combat drug trafficking and, more recently, as a critical element in fighting organized crime, corruption, and the financing of terrorism, and maintaining the integrity of financial markets.\n- This handbook responds to the need for information on FIUs. It provides references to the appropriate Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards wherever appropriate."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Historical development and scope",
      "content": "- The first few financial intelligence units (FIUs) were established in the early 1990s in response to the need for countries to have a central agency to receive, analyze, and disseminate financial information to combat money laundering.\n- Over the ensuing period, the number of FIUs has continued to increase, reaching 84 in 2003."
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      "heading": "Purpose and functions of FIUs (as described)",
      "content": "- Central agency to receive, analyze, and disseminate financial information to combat money laundering.\n- Support broader objectives including combating drug trafficking, organized crime, corruption, and the financing of terrorism, and maintaining the integrity of financial markets.\n- The handbook provides references to FATF standards to guide FIU design and operations."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords covered",
      "content": "- Subjects: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Crime; Legal support in revenue administration; Money laundering; Revenue administration; Terrorism financing.\n- Keywords: Africa; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); anti-money-laundering strategy; Barbados FIU; Caribbean; FATF recommendation; FIU; FIU design; FIU intelligence; FIU official; FIU staff; functions present; Global; information; Legal support in revenue administration; M&G; Money laundering; requesting FIU; Terrorism financing.\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/manuals-guides/issues/2016/12/30/financial-intelligence-units-an-overview-17369"
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    "Published: June 17, 2004",
    "Series: Manuals & Guides",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589063495.069",
    "Over the past decade and beyond, the need for a modern anti-money-laundering strategy has become widely accepted internationally.",
    "Depriving criminal elements of the proceeds of their crimes has increasingly been seen as an important tool to combat drug trafficking and, more recently, as a critical element in fighting organized crime, corruption, and the financing of terrorism, and maintaining the integrity of financial markets.",
    "This handbook responds to the need for information on FIUs. It provides references to the appropriate Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards wherever appropriate.",
    "The first few financial intelligence units (FIUs) were established in the early 1990s in response to the need for countries to have a central agency to receive, analyze, and disseminate financial information to combat money laundering.",
    "Over the ensuing period, the number of FIUs has continued to increase, reaching 84 in 2003.",
    "Central agency to receive, analyze, and disseminate financial information to combat money laundering.",
    "Support broader objectives including combating drug trafficking, organized crime, corruption, and the financing of terrorism, and maintaining the integrity of financial markets.",
    "The handbook provides references to FATF standards to guide FIU design and operations.",
    "Subjects: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Crime; Legal support in revenue administration; Money laundering; Revenue administration; Terrorism financing.",
    "Keywords: Africa; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); anti-money-laundering strategy; Barbados FIU; Caribbean; FATF recommendation; FIU; FIU design; FIU intelligence; FIU official; FIU staff; functions present; Global; information; Legal support in revenue administration; M&G; Money laundering; requesting FIU; Terrorism financing."
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