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Japan to urge G20 to prevent cryptocurrency use for money laundering

JapanwillurgeitsG20counterpartsatameetingnextweektobeefupeffortstopreventcryptocurrenciesfrombeingusedformoneylaundering,agovernmentofficialwithdirectknowledgeo

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Indonesia issues rules on company ownership to tackle money laundering

Indonesiaissuedrulesthisweekrequiringcorporationstorevealdetailsofbeneficialownershiptothegovernment,aspartofeffortstotacklemoneylaunderingandterrorismfinancing

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Chief of Australia’s biggest bank to retire amid laundering scandal

The chief executive of Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, will retire by the end of 2018 financial year, the company said Monday, amid pressure from regulators over alleged breaches of money laundering and terrorism financing laws.

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S. Korea to toughen rules on anti-money laundering

South Korea said Monday it will step up efforts to close systemic loopholes in efforts to combat money laundering.

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China strengthens efforts to clean up "dirty money"

The nation's financial authorities are tackling money laundering by improving the mechanisms used to track suspect flows of funds. Wang Yanfei reports.

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DPRK slams US for money launderer label

DPRK hit back at the United States on Sunday for labelling it a money-laundering state, describing it as a “nonsensical” effort that only revealed the flaws of existing sanctions pushed by Washington.