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The U.S. Treasury Department's financial intelligence unit withdrew a March 2008 advisory Monday warning banks of Uzbekistan's decision to suspend its anti-money laundering law. The department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) retracted the warning on the heels of a statement circulated in February by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which praised Uzbekistan for making "significant progress" in reinstating its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing regime. The central Asian country had suspended the regulations, which included reporting requirements on cash transactions over $40,000 and transfers to foreign banks exceeding $10,000, for over two years, the bureau said Monday. The...