Anti-Money Laundering council will be set up in Iran
Last week, the deputy minister of finance and economic affairs Hamid Pour-Mohammadi of Iran announced that high council for fighting money laundering will be established. Hamid Pour-Mohammadi also said that the secretariat of the anti-money laundering council has been commissioned.
According to the deputy minister, several groups are planning to visit other countries in order to get acquainted with the latest achievements in anti-money laundering sphere.
The deputy minister added that as soon as the anti-money laundering council establishes the acts and laws on money laundering, the legislation in Iran will be enforced.
Pour-Mohammadi pointed out that Iran has always been pioneer in fighting money laundering, and its related laws are transparent. He noted that, unlike other countries, there is no such thing as a nameless banking account in Iran.