Tuesday Camille Junior Edouard, the Minister of Justice and Public Security met with a delegation of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) came to Haiti at the request of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). This meeting was essentially to determine the measures to be put in place to strengthen the financial security system in Haiti in the fight against terrorist financing and money laundering.

The Minister Edouard stressed that the Haitian Government had also solicit the help of the FBI and the World Bank, to share experiences particularly in the fight against corruption and in order to render the government more effective, face the serious threat of financial isolation hanging over Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18457-haiti-flash-the-situation-is-critical-transfers-and-haitian-banking-system-threatened.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18491-haiti-economy-gloomy-financial-perspective-for-haiti-if.html . Recall that the law sanctioning money laundering and terrorist financing, which was ratified in the lower house on September 7, has not been in the Senate https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18553-haiti-politic-ratification-of-important-legislation-failure-in-the-senate.html . In addition, the law on the organization and operation of the Central Unit of Financial Information (UCREF) adopted by the Council of Ministers on August 30 was voted by neither House...

Tuesday, an FBI team arrived in Haiti to support the authorities in their fight against money laundering has confirmed the Minister of Justice.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18553-haiti-politic-ratification-of-important-legislation-failure-in-the-senate.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18514-haiti-notice-towards-the-cancellation-of-the-international-financial-centre-of-la-gonave.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18482-haiti-politic-two-important-bills-passed-in-urgency.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18457-haiti-flash-the-situation-is-critical-transfers-and-haitian-banking-system-threatened.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18491-haiti-economy-gloomy-financial-perspective-for-haiti-if.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18441-haiti-flash-us-threat-on-money-transfers-to-haiti.html

SL/ HaitLibre