FIU inks MoU with Excise Department

In terms of the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Excise Department of Sri Lanka on January 09, 2024 at the Central Bank to exchange information related to investigations and prosecutions of money laundering, terrorist financing and other related crimes.

Money laundering and terrorist financing are financial crimes with a global presence, which could threaten the stability of national and global economic and financial systems.

The MoU between the Excise Department of Sri Lanka and the FIU would enable both institutions to exchange information which is vital for prevention, detection and prosecution of such offences. Since 2008, the FIU has entered into 44 MoUs with foreign counterparts as well as 11 MoUs with domestic government agencies including Sri Lanka Customs, Department of Immigration and Emigration, Inland Revenue Department, Department for Registration of Persons, Sri Lanka Police, etc., in order to share information to strengthen the AML/CFT framework of the country.

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