Slovakia’s Money Laundering Defense: MONEYVAL Report Reveals Progress and Challenges
The Republic of Slovakia has made significant progress in combating money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF), according to a recent report released by the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body, MONEYVAL.
Progress and Achievements
MONEYVAL’s follow-up report recognizes Slovakia’s substantial progress, upgrading the country’s ratings from “partially compliant” to “largely compliant” in several key areas. These improvements include:
- ML/TF risk assessment
- Suspicious transaction reporting
- Designation of a competent authority for ML
- Maintaining comprehensive statistics
Challenges and Areas for Improvement
However, Slovakia’s rating has been downgraded in the field of virtual assets due to international requirements for their regulation. Additionally, MONEYVAL has identified some minor deficiencies, including:
- The need to prioritize measures for ML/TF risk reduction
- Lack of obligations for the private sector to manage and mitigate higher risks
Positive Developments
Some positive developments highlighted by MONEYVAL include:
- Adoption of an action plan to manage and mitigate ML/TF risks
- Addressing previously identified gaps, such as reporting suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit
- Establishing a competent authority for ML cases
- Requirement to maintain comprehensive statistical data
Future Plans and Expectations
Slovakia is expected to report back to MONEYVAL on their further progress in strengthening their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) measures within a year.
Resources
For more information, please visit:
- 1. Enhanced Follow-up Report on Slovak Republic
- 2. MONEYVAL and Slovak Republic
- 3. Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)
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