The European Union agreed Thursday to impose financial sanctions against Ukrainians linked to a violent crackdown on protestors that has resulted in the deaths of at least 75 people since Tuesday.
India's Parliament approved amendments to strengthen the nation's anti-money laundering legislation, the European Union extended sanctions against President Bashar Assad's regime for three months, and more, in this week's roundup.
The Ukrainian government is likely to pass anti-money laundering legislation in 2010 to avoid inclusion on an international blacklist, but will do little to enforce the laws, according to analysts.
Ukraine's legal efforts to curb the funding of terrorism, including the prosecutions of terror financiers, fall short of international standards, a European anti-money laundering watchdog group said Monday.
The little-noticed case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavel Lazarenko is on the brink of opening statements now that an 11-woman, one-man jury has been selected.
Following a recent week-long visit to examine implementation of Ukraine's AML laws, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has kicked off its Paris plenary by removing the former Soviet nation from its blacklist of non-cooperative countries
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