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Risk Assessment Methodology for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing in Thailand

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for conducting risk assessments of money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), and proliferation financing (PF). This article summarizes the key points of the risk assessment methodology used to identify, analyze, and evaluate risks associated with these types of crimes in Thailand.

Stage I: Identification

The first stage of the risk assessment process involves a comprehensive review of inherent risks and risk factors derived from various sources. These include:

Inherent Risks

  • Type and seriousness of crime associated with ML/TF/PF
  • Typologies and methods used in ML/TF/PF
  • Changes in existing risks, level of control, inherent risk, and residual risk
  • New and previously undetected risks

Stage II: Analysis

The analysis stage involves considering the nature, sources, likelihood, and consequences of risk factors using a likelihood and consequence index.

Likelihood Index

  • Number of detectable cases
  • Amount of seizure
  • Frequency of crime
  • Level of control

Consequence Index

  • International impacts
  • Impacts on the financial system and financial institutions
  • Impacts on the economy and society
  • Impacts on national security
  • Impacts on human rights
  • Impacts on the environment
  • Impacts on public health

Stage III: Evaluation

The evaluation stage involves prioritizing risks based on their likelihood and consequence indices, as well as considering appropriate and reasonable risk avoidance and mitigation measures.

Threats Analysis

The document outlines the process for conducting a threats analysis, which involves:

Analyzing Predicate Offenses

  • Analyzing predicate offenses and non-predicate offenses relevant to domestic and transnational crime
  • Examining illicit financial flows, chances, methods, size and value, and payment methods or businesses in placement, layering, and integration of ML
  • Analyzing the movement of individual groups and entities relevant to terrorist activities and terrorism financing

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability analysis involves examining:

Relevant Individual, Groups, and Entities

  • Relevant individual, groups, and entities involved in WMD proliferation
  • A potential breach or non-implementation or evasion of targeted financial sanctions against countries, individuals, and entities.

Conclusion

Overall, the document provides a comprehensive framework for conducting a risk assessment of ML, TF, and PF in Thailand, which can be used to inform mitigation measures and prevent these types of crimes from occurring.