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997 GIABA- Rapport Annuel 2014 ANG.Pdf Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa 2 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa 2014 Annual Report www.giaba.org 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org 3 Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa Table of Contents TABLES AND FIGURES OF CHANGES IN MEMBER STATES’AML/CFT SYSTEMS (2012-2014) ..................................................... 06 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .............................................................. 07 FOREWORD ................................................................................................... 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 12 CHAPTER TWO - OVERVIEW OF THE AML/CFT SITUATION IN WEST AFRICA ........................................................................ 14 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 14 PER-COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF THE AML/CFT SITUATION ............................ 14 BENIN ............................................................................................................ 15 BURKINA FASO ............................................................................................. 17 CABO VERDE ................................................................................................ 19 CÔTE D’IVOIRE .............................................................................................. 22 The GAMBIA .................................................................................................. 25 GHANA .......................................................................................................... 28 GUINEA .......................................................................................................... 31 GUINEA BISSAU ............................................................................................ 34 LIBERIA .......................................................................................................... 36 MALI ............................................................................................................... 39 NIGER ............................................................................................................ 43 NIGERIA ......................................................................................................... 46 SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE ............................................................................ 49 SENEGAL ....................................................................................................... 52 SIERRA LEONE .............................................................................................. 55 TOGO ............................................................................................................. 58 4 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa CHAPTER THREE - COUNTRY ASSESSMENTS AND FOLLOW-UP REPORTS ...............................................................64 CHAPTER FOUR - TYPOLOGIES AND OTHER RESEARCH STUDIES ....80 CHAPTER FIVE - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER STATES .......82 CHAPTER SIX - ADVOCACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY OUTREACH ...............92 CHAPTER SEVEN - REGIONAL INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP ......................98 CHAPTER EIGHT - ACTIVITIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ANDOF THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION UNIT ...........106 CHAPTER NINE - CONCLUSION, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PRIORITIES ................114 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org 5 Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa TABLES AND FIGURES OF CHANGES IN MEMBER STATES’AML/CFT SYSTEMS (2012-2014) Table 2.1: Benin ............................................................................................16 Table 2.2: Burkina ........................................................................................18 Table 2.3: Cabo Verde ..................................................................................21 Table 2.4: Côte d’Ivoire .................................................................................24 Table 2.5: The Gambia ................................................................................27 Table 2.6 et 2.7: Ghana ...............................................................................30 Table 2.8: Guinea .........................................................................................33 Table 2.9: Guinea Bissau ..............................................................................36 Table 2.10: Liberia ........................................................................................38 Table 2.11: Mali ............................................................................................42 Table 2.12: Niger ..........................................................................................45 Table 2.13: Nigeria ........................................................................................49 Table 2.14: Senegal ......................................................................................54 Table 2.15: Sierra Leone ...............................................................................57 Table 2.16: Togo ..........................................................................................60 Table 2.17: Average performance of GIABA member States on the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators (1996-2013) ..............61 Table 3.1: Calendar of GIABA Second Round of Mutual Evaluation of Member States (2016–2020) ....................................................76 Table 3.2: Tasks performed in 2014 ..............................................................77 Table 5.1: Capacity-building support provided to member States by GIABA 2011–2014 ......................................88 Table 5.2: Beneficieries by Sector .................................................................89 Table 5.3: Beneficieries by Gender ................................................................90 6 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACAMS Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists AfDB African Development Bank AIESEC Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales AML/CFT Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism AMLRO Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer APC All Progressive Congress (Nigeria) AQIM Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb AU African Union BCEAO Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest BNI Bearer-Negotiable Instrument BOAD West African Development Bank BOG Bank of Ghana BSM Border Security Management CBN Central Bank of Nigeria CCGA Consultative Committee on Administrative Freezing (Burkina Faso) CDD Customer Due Diligence CENTIF Cellule Nationale de Traitement des Informations Financières CPI Corruption Perception Index CREPMF Conseil Régional de l’Epargne Publique et des Marchés Financiers CSO Civil Society Organization CTR Cash Transaction Report DG Director General DNFBP Designated Non-Financial Business and Profession ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EFCC Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Nigeria) ECG Evaluation and Compliance Group (formerly WGMEI) EI Executive Instrument EITI Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (Nigeria) ESAAMLG Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group FAO (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization FATF Financial Action Task Force FDI Foreign Direct Investment FIC Financial Intelligence Centre (Ghana) FIU Financial Intelligence Unit FIUL Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia 2014 Annual Report l www.giaba.org 7 Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa FSRB FATF-Style Regional Body GABAC Groupe d’action contre le blanchiment d’argent en Afrique centrale GIABA Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa GMC GIABA Ministerial Committee HDI Human Development Index HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries ICRG International Cooperation Review Group (FATF) ICT Information and Communication Technology IEC Information, Education and Communication IIAG Ibrahim Index of African Governance IMF International Monetary Fund INCSR International Narcotics Control Strategy Report IP Intellectual Property KAIPTC Kofi Anan International Peace Keeping and Training Centre KYC Know Your Customer LACC Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission MCC Millennium Challenge Corporation MDGs Millennium Development Goals ME Mutual Evaluation M&E Monitoring and Evaluation ME P&P Mutual Evaluation Process and Procedures MER Mutual Evaluation Report MINUSMA (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ML Money Laundering MLA Mutual Legal Assistance MNJ Niger People for Justice MNLA Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (Mali) MoU Memorandum of Understanding MUJAO Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa MVT Money Value Transfer NBFI Non-Bank Financial Institution NC National Correspondent
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