Botswana improves rating in 2019 Basel AML Index
Friday, August 21, 2020
The Index measures money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk in countries, but not the actual volume of money laundering and terrorism financing activity.
Developed and maintained by the internationally renowned International Centre for Asset Recovery, which is part of the Basel Institute, the Index is the only independent, research-based framework which ranks countries according to their ML/TF risk.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...