Africa-Press – Angola. The technician from the National Authority for Economic Inspection and Food Security (ANIESA), Soraia de Sousa, called, this Tuesday, on sellers in the informal market to adopt measures to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
The technician, who was speaking during an event to raise awareness among traders at Mercado de São Paulo, in Luanda, warned them about the vulnerabilities represented by the sale of precious metals and stones, the transaction of which is mostly done through “cash”.
He spoke of possible dangers due to the excessive circulation of cash in this sector and drew the attention of the more than 40 salespeople present, in order to avoid practices that contribute to negative situations in the exercise of the activity.
According to Soraia de Sousa, many traders in the informal market are not aware of this topic, hence the need for ANIESA to develop an awareness-raising process, together with the Financial Information Unit (UIF), in order to prevent Angola from joining the “ gray list” on money laundering and terrorist financing.
In turn, saleswoman Adelina da Silva highlighted the importance of the campaign, as it made people aware of the risks related to money laundering.
“We will be able to make a statement to prove that we are not selling illegally, to have more responsibility, in a way that we can identify our customer”, he told the press.
Her colleague Marisa Faria, who sells jewelry, promised to be more cautious from now on, and should ask the customer for a copy of the Identity Card when the price of the item is above 100 thousand kwanzas.
The campaign took place within the scope of the awareness program on preventing and combating money laundering in the metals and precious stones sector in informal markets.
Data indicates that the São Paulo Market controls more than 2 thousand 94 sellers.
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