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Risk Assessment for Financial Crimes in Slovenia Falls Short, Says Report

Slovenia still has significant work to do to meet international standards for combating financial crimes. A recent evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) revealed mixed ratings on various aspects of the country’s risk assessment and anti-money laundering efforts.

Areas of Improvement

The report highlighted several areas where Slovenia needs improvement, including:

  • Customer Due Diligence: Weaknesses identified in the country’s ability to verify customer identities and maintain accurate records.
  • Record-Keeping: Requirements not fully compliant with international standards.
  • Regulation and Supervision of Financial Institutions: Areas for improvement in regulation and supervision.

National Cooperation and Coordination

While Slovenia’s national cooperation and coordination efforts were “largely compliant”, there are still issues related to information sharing between different agencies.

Progress Made

Slovenia has made progress in some areas, including:

  • Combating Terrorist Financing: Efforts to combat terrorist financing have improved.
  • Targeted Financial Sanctions: Implementation of targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing.

FATF Report Recommendations

The report highlighted several recommendations for Slovenia, including:

  • Improve Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures
  • Enhance Customer Due Diligence Procedures
  • Strengthen Record-Keeping Requirements
  • Increase Transparency and Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons and Arrangements
  • Improve the Regulation and Supervision of Financial Institutions

Key Findings

  • Slovenia received mixed ratings on various aspects of its risk assessment and anti-money laundering efforts.
  • Areas where Slovenia needs improvement include customer due diligence, record-keeping, and the regulation and supervision of financial institutions.
  • Slovenia’s rating for assessing risk and applying a risk-based approach was described as “partially compliant”.
  • The country’s national cooperation and coordination efforts were “largely compliant”, but with issues related to information sharing between different agencies.

Conclusion

While Slovenia has made progress in some areas, it still has significant work to do to meet international standards for combating financial crimes. The country’s rating suggests that it needs to prioritize improving its risk assessment and mitigation measures, as well as enhancing its customer due diligence procedures and record-keeping requirements.