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Bulgaria marks progress in fight against money laundering

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After 2022, Bulgaria has improved its work against money laundering and financing of terrorism, according to a report of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism at the Council of Europe. 

The data show that the country is making progress on 10 out of 12 indicators. At the same time, there is no deterioration in any of the indicators. Bulgaria will remain under monitoring and a new report will be prepared next year, the document adds. The report notes improvements in inter-institutional cooperation, policy measures, money transfer services, supervision of foreign companies, transparency of ownership of legal entities, supervision of financial institutions and statistics, BTA reports.

 


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