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Zambia AML for Accountants: FIC Act and 2022 Regulations
What the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 2010, its 2020 amendment and the Financial Intelligence Centre (General) Regulations 2022 require of accountants in Zambia, including reporting deadlines, records and penalties.

Saudi Arabia AML Law 2017: What Accountants Should Know
What the Saudi Anti-Money Laundering Law (Royal Decree M/20, 2017) says about reporting, records, tipping off and penalties, and what it leaves to the Implementing Regulations.

Mauritius AML for Accountants: FIAMLA and the FIU
How the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002 applies to accountants in Mauritius: who is a reporting person, registering on goAML, reporting deadlines, record keeping and penalties.
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Germany AML for Accountants: GwG, WPK and BStBK Guidance
How the German Money Laundering Act (GwG) applies to Wirtschaftsprüfer and Steuerberater, based on the WPK and BStBK guidance: risk analysis, due diligence, safeguards and when a money laundering officer is needed.

HM Treasury AML Supervision Report 2024-25: What It Found
HM Treasury's annual supervision report shows how accountancy firms are doing against the money laundering rules. Here are the numbers that matter, the common breaches and what they suggest for your firm.

Ghana AML for Accountants: Act 1044 and the FIC
What the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020 (Act 1044) requires of accountants in Ghana, from scope and due diligence to 24-hour reporting, with the gaps we could not close.
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Kenya AML for Accountants: POCAMLA and FRC Registration
Under Kenya's Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, accountants are reporting institutions supervised by the Financial Reporting Centre. Here is what the Act and the 2023 Regulations require.

Zimbabwe AML Obligations for Accountants: The Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act
Zimbabwe's Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act names accountants as designated professionals, sets due diligence thresholds and a three-working-day reporting deadline. This guide summarises it and flags what could not be read.

The Basel AML Index Explained: What the Country Risk Score Measures
The Basel AML Index ranks countries by money laundering and related financial crime risk. This guide explains what it measures, its limits, and how accountants can use it alongside other sources.

The Corruption Perceptions Index Explained for AML Risk Assessments
How Transparency International builds the Corruption Perceptions Index, what the score does and does not tell you, and how accountants can use it in a client or country risk assessment.

Uganda AML for Accountants: FIA Registration and Duties
How Uganda treats accountants as accountable persons under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, how to register with the Financial Intelligence Authority on goAML, and what the original Act says about due diligence and reporting.

Bangladesh AML Obligations for Accountants: BFIU and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012
What the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit says about AML duties for accountants under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, with the limits of what we could confirm.