{"id":9654,"date":"2024-06-09T21:15:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T16:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9654"},"modified":"2024-06-09T21:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T16:15:34","slug":"central-banks-fiu-joins-egmont-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9654","title":{"rendered":"Central bank&#8217;s FIU joins Egmont Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA)&#8217;s Financial Intelligence Unit has become a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.<\/p>\n<p>The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is a global organization working to enhance swift, robust, and secure network to safely and securely exchange information related to financial crimes such as money laundering and terror financing.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank&#8217;s Financial Intelligence Unit was inducted as a member at the 30th annual meeting of the Egmont Group, that began on June 02, 2024 in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>The MMA Financial Intelligence Unit first applied for membership in 2017. 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