Africa-Press – Angola. Angola is committed and aligned with efforts to protect itself and the financial system against money laundering, financing of terrorism and financial crimes, said this Friday the director general of the Financial Information Unit (UIF) ), Gilberto Capeça.
Gilberto Capeça gave this assurance during a meeting with the Angolan ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the sidelines of his participation in the 29th Annual Plenary Meeting of the Egmont Group.
The official also noted the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding between the FIU and the Financial Intelligence Unit of the United Arab Emirates and another with the National Financial Registration Center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming at the exchange of expertise and financial intelligence .
The Financial Information Unit of Angola (UIF) consists of a national central unit of a public, autonomous and independent nature with competence to receive, analyze and disseminate suspicious information on money laundering, financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of destruction in pasta.
Its tasks also include cooperating with international counterparts and other competent entities to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
In addition to the Angolan delegation, the FIU meeting was attended by more than 500 participants from more than 160 member countries of the organization.
The use of artificial intelligence for more effective collaboration, best practices in the exchange of financial information and the development of training programs were one of the conclusions that emerged from the Egmont Group meeting.
Established in 1995, the Egmont Group is an international organization of 166 members that works to improve communication and collaboration between FIUs and their members and receives thousands of suspicious transaction reports annually.
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