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Moneyval Report on Slovenia Welcomes AML/CTF Progress

The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism published a report on efforts made by Slovenia to enhance technical compliance with the anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing standards set by the Financial Action Task Force.

June 26, 2023

GRECO Publishes Report on Anti-Corruption Efforts in Slovenia

The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption published a new compliance report on Slovenia, which examines the jurisdiction’s work to prevent corruption and promote integrity with respect to central government functions and law enforcement agencies.

March 22, 2023

OECD Expresses Concern Over Slovenian Efforts to Implement Anti-Foreign Bribery Measures

March 14, 2023

GRECO Ends Ad Hoc Procedure Relating to Judicial Independence in Slovenia

January 26, 2023

Moneyval Re-Rates Slovenia to Reflect National ML/TF Risk Assessment

June 10, 2022

News

Weekly Roundup: Britain Bans Former Barclays CEO, Goldman Sachs Sues Malaysia, and More

Russian oil “shadow trade” emerges, G-7 supports diversion of Russian assets to Ukraine, and more, in the weekly roundup.

October 13, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Turkey Ignores Russia Sanctions, Swiss Investigation of Credit Suisse Nears End, and More

Germany rejects Binance, Santos appears in court, and more, in the weekly roundup.

June 30, 2023

Midweek Roundup: Russian National Steps Down from Moneyval, US Domestic Terrorist Finances Moving Undetected, and More

March 22, 2023

Weekly Roundup: Estonia Probes Swedbank for AML Breaches, ECB Shutters Russian-Linked Lender in Cyprus, and More

March 25, 2022

Weekly Roundup: FinCEN to Require ‘Effective’ AML Controls, US Officials Preview Potential Sanctions Against Russia, and More

January 28, 2022

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 : 28 Substantial : 1
Partially Compliant : 1 Moderate : 10
Non-Compliant : 0 Low : 0

Slovenia's technical compliance was re-rated in a June 26, 2023 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