Russian FederationThe Eurasian Group on Money Laundering announced that Russia has commenced criminal proceedings against a former deputy governor of the Primorsky Kai region, Pavel Popov, for alleged money laundering.
The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, or Rosfinmonitoring, announced the signing of a cooperation and information exchange agreement with the Federal Assay Chamber covering money laundering and terrorist financing.
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The Central Bank of Russia issued a notice revoking the banking license of the Ivanova, Russia-based bank for its anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing requirements.
The Central Bank of Russia issued a warning against the Krasnodar-based bank for insufficient anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing internal controls in violation of Part 1 of Article 15.27 of the Administrative Offenses Code.
| Technical | Effectiveness |
|---|---|
| Compliant : 7 | High : 2 |
| Largely Compliant : 28 | Substantial : 4 |
| Partially Compliant : 5 | Moderate : 5 |
| Non-Compliant : 0 | Low : 0 |
| Rank : 48/129 |
| Score : 5.75/10 |
| Rank : 137/180 |
| Score : 28/100 |
| Rank : 44/133 |
| Score : 57/100 |