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Midweek Roundup: ‘Swazi Secrets’ Fallout Begins, Canada Unveils AML Reforms, and More

The Swazi Secrets, a new cache of leaked transactional records and other private documents, appears to show that political interference and a dearth of resources and skills are impeding efforts to clamp down on money laundering in Africa, the Africa Report and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported. More and More The records also appear to indicate that King Mswati III of Eswatini is using illicit gold trades and an "economic zone" that does not exist to funnel millions of dollars of public funds to Dubai. More Canada's latest annual budget includes plans to permit banks to share financial...

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