Slovenia

New Documents

Moneyval Re-Rates Slovenia’s Technical Compliance with AML/CTF Standards

The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism released a third enhanced follow-up report examining Slovenia’s compliance with anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing standards set by the Financial Action Task Force.

May 28, 2021

OECD Report Highlights Slovenia’s Foreign Bribery Gaps

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Group on Bribery published its Phase 4 evaluation of Slovenia’s implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments.

March 18, 2021

Moneyval Issues Follow-Up Report on Slovenia’s AML/CTF Regime

January 29, 2020

Moneyval Issues Progress Report on Slovenia’s AML/CTF Regime, Re-Rates Compliance

February 20, 2019

Moneyval Publishes Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation Report on Slovenia

June 1, 2017

News

Weekly Roundup: Julius Baer Settles US Money Laundering Case, New Zealand Sues TSB Bank, and More

Switzerland penalizes ex-manager of PKB Privatbank, U.S. bank executives remain wary of cryptocurrency, and more, in the weekly roundup.

May 28, 2021

Weekly Roundup: Former US Sanctions Chief to Head Facebook Cryptocurrency, EU Pitches New AML Blacklist, and More

Irish lender de-risks cryptocurrency firm over regulatory concerns, EU advances plans for single AML supervisor, and more, in the weekly roundup.

May 8, 2020

EU Launches Cases Against 5AMLD Latecomers

February 12, 2020

Midweek Roundup: FinCEN Official Admits Leaking SARs, US Bills Would Give Bureau Key Role Against Domestic Extremism, and More

January 15, 2020

Midweek Roundup: Societe Generale Investigated for Olympic Bribery, Canadian Casino Tied to Terror Finance, and More

October 4, 2017

Enforcement Actions

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Key Documents

Slovenia Issues Consolidated AML/CTF Act

March 12, 2010

Slovenia Issues Rules on Reporting Suspicious Activity

January 30, 2008

Slovenia Rule Exempts Certain Organizations from Reporting Cash Transactions

January 30, 2008

Slovenia Sets Rules for Determining Which Customers Pose Low AML Risk

January 30, 2008

Slovenian Regulation Defines Third Party CDD Conditions Under AML/CTF Act

January 30, 2008

Slovenia Outlines Provisions for Implementing AML/CTF Obligations for Banks

November 18, 2008

Important Facts

  • The U.S. State Department identifies Slovenia as a monitored jurisdiction. Slovenia is not a major drug producer, but it is a transit country for drugs moving via the Balkan route to Western Europe. The government of Slovenia is aware that the nation's geographic position makes it an attractive potential transit country for drug smugglers, and it continues to pursue active counternarcotics policies. Other major predicate money laundering offenses include business and tax fraud.
  • KYC Covered Entities: Banks, savings banks, money remitters, and providers of payment services; post office; investment companies, brokerage companies, and managers of pension and investment funds; insurance companies and intermediaries; electronic money services and currency exchanges; auditing firms; gaming entities and games of chance via the internet or other telecommunications services; pawn shops; providers of credit, loans, mortgages, safekeeping, and factoring; financial leasing entities; accounting and tax services; companies trading in precious metals and stones and works of art; auctioneers; real estate intermediaries; trust and company service providers
  • STR Covered Entities: Banks, savings banks, money remitters, and providers of payment services; post office; investment companies, brokerage companies, and managers of pension and investment funds; insurance companies and intermediaries; electronic money services and currency exchanges; auditing firms; gaming entities and games of chance via the internet or other telecommunications services; pawn shops; providers of credit, loans, mortgages, safekeeping, and factoring; financial leasing entities; accounting and tax services; companies trading in precious metals and stones and works of art; auctioneers; real estate intermediaries; trust and company service providers
  • Enhanced Due Diligence Procedures for PEPs: Foreign: Yes; Domestic: No
  • Money Laundering Criminal Prosecutions/Convictions: Prosecutions: 15 (Jan. 1, 2015 – Nov. 1, 2015); Convictions: 5 (Jan. 1, 2015 – Nov. 1, 2015)
-Source: 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR)

Rankings

FATF i | 2013 Methodology

Technical Effectiveness
Compliant : 11 High : 0
Largely Compliant : 25 Substantial : 1
Partially Compliant : 4 Moderate : 10
Non-Compliant : 0 Low : 0

Slovenia's technical compliance was re-rated in a May 28, 2021 follow-up report

BASEL i

Rank : 133/141
Score : 3.35/10

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL i

Rank : 35/180
Score : 60/100

Tax Justice Network i

Rank : 128/133
Score : 38/100