Here we go!!

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Then...
FATF President...
Mr. Marshall Billingslea of the United States assumed the position of President of the FATF on 1 July 2018.
Mr. Billingslea serves as the US Department of the Treasury’s Assistant Secretary heading the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. In this role he is responsible for policy development and international engagement pertaining to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

Now...

Iran’s state arbitration body has approved a bill to amend Iran’s anti-money laundering law in compliance with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines, pushing Iran closer to meeting the requirements for getting out of the global standard setter’s black list. Gholamreza Mesbahi Moqaddam, a member of the Expediency Council, told Fars News Agency on Saturday the body had accepted the parliament’s view on some cases and admitted GC’s stance in the others. The council is in charge of settling differences between the parliament and the GC, the legislative watchdog. The member said the bill will be sent to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to be submitted to the government. Iran’s accession to the FATF Iran’s accession to the G7-created FATF has faced obstacles in recent months, mainly over concerns among some officials that the move could endanger Iran’s national security interests. This is while proponents of the FATF accession say the measure would smooth the path for Iran’s increased financial transactions with the world and allow Iranian financial sector to function more easily in the international economy. Out of four parliamentary bills required for Iran’s accession to the global anti-money laundering body, only the first one has so far went into effect and the fate of other three were in limbo.

Yes, I did promise a new thread for the New year, but this just fit too well with an item from the end of last year. True Power (FATF). So you can get with that, or you can get this...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s central bank has proposed slashing four zeros from the rial, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after the currency plunged in a year marked by an economic crisis fuelled by U.S. sanctions.
your choice guys, your neighbor Iraq has already decided.

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On 12/23/18, Kuwait and Iraq announced the choice of a consultant to guide development of shared border oil fields. They were very careful not to name the firm, and I haven't found that listed anywhere. The coordination to keep a lid on that information between the parties involved is not normal. which leads to the latest 2019 observations concerning the CBI Governer's meeting with companies involved with foreign currency purchasing...

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