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Risky Business: Fatf Short Lists Identify Global Anti-Money Laundering Deficiencies
Date: April 18, 2023
Three times a year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) identifies and documents countries with strong AML controls relating to the FATF 40 recommendations and those without. Those countries with sufficient cause for concern that they have insufficient controls but are committed to improving their controls are added to the FATF watch list, referred to...
Intel Leak Has U.S. Officials Bracing for Impact at Home and Abroad
Date: April 10, 2023
By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S. national security community is grappling with fallout from the release of dozens of secret documents, including the impact on sensitive information-sharing within the government and ties with other countries, two U.S. officials said. Reuters has reviewed more than 50 of these documents, labeled “Secret” and...
WTO Sees “subpar” 2023 Trade Growth With Multiple Risks
Date: April 5, 2023
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization raised its forecast for global trade growth this year, but still predicted a slowdown and warned of risks from the Ukraine war, geopolitical tensions, food insecurity, inflation and monetary policy tightening. The Geneva-based trade body said on Wednesday that merchandise trade volumes would increase by a “subpar” 1.7%...
Icrc to Cut Some 1,500 Jobs as Humanitarian Budgets Seen Sliding
Date: April 5, 2023
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would cut some 1,5000 jobs and roll back operations in some locations as budgets for humanitarian aid are expected to decrease. The Geneva-based organisation said its governing board last week approved 430 million CHF ($475.30 million) in cost reductions over 2023 and early...
Finland Will Join NATO on Tuesday – Stoltenberg
Date: April 3, 2023
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, a step that will make Finland safer and the alliance stronger, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. “We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at NATO headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security and for...
In Beijing, Spanish PM Urges Xi to Speak With Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Date: March 31, 2023
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to talk to the Ukrainian leadership and learn first-hand about Kyiv’s peace formula to help bring an end to Russia’s invasion. Sanchez told a news conference in Beijing he had informed Xi, who visited Moscow on March 20-21,...