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p. 7 of 19 BACK | NEXT I. Executive Summary II. The Policy Context III. International Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism A. Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and Affiliated Bodies B. The United Nations C. The Bretton Woods Institutions D. ADB’s Activities in AML IV. The Policy V. Implementing the Policy VI. Recommendation

Enhancing the Asian Development Bank's Role in Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism

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III. International Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism

27. For several years, a number of international agencies (with different mandates), and certain regional and specialized bodies have been assisting countries in their efforts to counter ML. Since September 11, 2001, some of these bodies have broadened their mandate to also assist in efforts to counter FT.

28. The following sections provide an overview of the main international efforts of the key standard-setting agencies and the Bretton Woods institutions, while the efforts of some other international, regional, and specialized bodies are described in Appendix 1.

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