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7 high-risk money laundering banks, one transferred the politician's money

2022-06-28 16:23:00, Aktualitet CNA
7 high-risk money laundering banks, one transferred the politician's money
The Bank of Albania

None of the banks operating in Albania is classified as low risk in the field of money laundering.

According to the assessment made to 12 banks of our system by the Bank of Albania, it results that part 7 are categorized as high risk and 5 with medium.

This ratio has deteriorated compared to a year ago, where 7 banks were classified as medium risk and 5 as high risk.

The Bank of Albania has exercised controls in 2 banks together with the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering.

Data provided by Euronews Albania, show that in one case, the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering has imposed punitive measures with a warning for lack of vigilance of business transfers with politically exposed persons and lack of documentation for the examination of the source of income.

Foreign exchange offices also have a high risk in the field of money laundering. 119 out of 556 of them have come out with a high level of risk.

For 12 of them, the Bank of Albania revoked the license and 26 were fined.

Albania is on the gray list of the Council of Europe Moneyval unit in terms of money laundering risk since 2018./euronews 





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