ARMENIA NOT INCLUDED IN BLACK-LIST
Support A1+!Two criminal cases on money laundering were initiated in Armenia. The first one was initiated with the data provided by the US special services on an Armenian citizens who illegally transferred $1 million 300 thousand to some Armenian banks. The second one is the case of the Credit Yerevan Bank referring to the individual bills to the sum of $250 million, which could be turned into cash in different states. The process was suspended by Interpol.
Today during the international conference entitled «Introduction and Formation of Efficient System of Combating Money Laundering and Terror Financing» RA Central Bank President Tigran Sargsyan informed that Armenia is not included in any of black-lists of international structures for terror financing. According to Tigran Sargsyan, hundreds of Armenian businessmen and enterprises function offshore on a legal basis.
Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Vladimir Pryakhin stated that in the course of the recent ten months a special law was worked out in correspondence with the international standards. “This proves that Armenia is engaged in struggle against terrorism”, he said.
