The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Mauritania is a vast African country, two-thirds of whose territory is covered by desert. It borders four countries (Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal), and derives most of its revenue from the extraction of iron ore from deposits located in the...

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spelling okr-10986-366762021-12-09T05:10:49Z The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism World Bank COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT FINANCIAL REGULATION ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PREVENTIVE MEASURES Mauritania is a vast African country, two-thirds of whose territory is covered by desert. It borders four countries (Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal), and derives most of its revenue from the extraction of iron ore from deposits located in the northern part of the country. The discovery of sizable petroleum deposits, which began to be extracted in 2006, will probably have a significant impact on the country's future economic growth, which registered 5 percent in 2005. Mauritania also has significant gold and diamond reserves, for which several exploration permits have been issued. This report draws on information gathered in the course of discussions with representatives of the public sector and the private financial sector (banks, savings institutions, insurance) and private nonfinancial sector (notaries, lawyers and NGOs). 2021-12-08T14:13:49Z 2021-12-08T14:13:49Z 2006-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/117821468280435130/Mauritania-Detailed-assessment-report-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-the-financing-of-terrorism http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36676 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Anti-Money Laundering/CFT Assessment Economic & Sector Work Africa Mauritania
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topic COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT
FINANCIAL REGULATION
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
spellingShingle COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT
FINANCIAL REGULATION
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
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description Mauritania is a vast African country, two-thirds of whose territory is covered by desert. It borders four countries (Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal), and derives most of its revenue from the extraction of iron ore from deposits located in the northern part of the country. The discovery of sizable petroleum deposits, which began to be extracted in 2006, will probably have a significant impact on the country's future economic growth, which registered 5 percent in 2005. Mauritania also has significant gold and diamond reserves, for which several exploration permits have been issued. This report draws on information gathered in the course of discussions with representatives of the public sector and the private financial sector (banks, savings institutions, insurance) and private nonfinancial sector (notaries, lawyers and NGOs).
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title The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
title_short The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
title_full The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
title_fullStr The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
title_full_unstemmed The Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Detailed Assessment Report Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
title_sort islamic republic of mauritania : detailed assessment report anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism
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publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/117821468280435130/Mauritania-Detailed-assessment-report-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-the-financing-of-terrorism
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