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Denmark Urged to Improve Financial Inclusion and Crime Prevention

Copenhagen - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has praised Denmark’s efforts to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, but emphasized the need for significant improvements to mitigate risks and ensure financial inclusion.

Assessment Highlights Challenges

The FATF assessment highlights several challenges that Denmark needs to address:

  • Lack of National Strategy: Denmark lacks a national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, hindering its ability to assess and understand the risks it faces.
  • Weak Laws: The country’s laws need to be strengthened to criminalize self-laundering and improve supervision of financial institutions and non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs).
  • Insufficient Investigation and Prosecution: Denmark needs to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of money laundering cases, particularly through international cooperation with Nordic and Baltic countries.

Progress Made

Despite these challenges, Denmark has made progress in investigating and prosecuting terrorist financing cases:

  • International Cooperation: The country has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing its regime by introducing recent legislative amendments aimed at detecting, preventing, and punishing money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • Investigations and Prosecutions: Denmark’s authorities have shown progress in investigating and prosecuting terrorist financing cases through international cooperation with Nordic and Baltic countries.

Call for Action

The FATF report urges Denmark to take immediate action to address these challenges:

  • Effective Implementation: Effective implementation of new measures is crucial to ensure financial inclusion and crime prevention in Denmark.
  • Prioritize Money Laundering Cases: Denmark needs to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of money laundering cases as a key part of its efforts to prevent crime.

By addressing these challenges, Denmark can further strengthen its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime, ensuring a safer and more financially inclusive environment for all.