“Within the UAE there has been a marked increase in the number of enforcement actions as it focuses on enhancing AML compliance as part of its commitment to removing itself from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).”
Partners Bhavin Shah and Stephen Millington discuss how the UAE is stepping up its efforts in the fight against financial crime, as it seeks to remove itself from the FATF grey list, and how this is putting pressure on corporates in the region to become more compliant with regulations.
Read their full insights published in Arabian Gulf Business Insight here.