The evaluation will take place next year. Ecuador seeks not to be included in the “gray list” of non-cooperating countries in this matter, according to the UAFE.
The President Guillermo Lasso This morning, it had a formal meeting with representatives of the Financial Action Task Force (GAFI), a body that will carry out an evaluation of Ecuador on the policies and regulations implemented for the prevention of money laundering.
The FATF President in Latin America (Gafilat), Ricardo Liao, He pointed out that it is a pre-evaluation visit that precedes the country’s evaluation period on the risks of money laundering, which will be held next year and its results will be presented at the end of 2022.
The FATF has been in technical meetings in the country since last Monday and has scheduled appointments with all the members of the money laundering prevention system.
Carla Mera, director of the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit (UAFE)He pointed out that it is very important to have a correct evaluation so that the results are not to be on a “gray list” or from non-cooperating countries in the money laundering system.
The Economy Minister, Simon Cave, said that Ecuador has among its first priorities the fight against corruption, and this is part of those efforts and that the evaluation includes the public and private sectors.
Also present at the meeting were the attorney general, Diana Salazar; the president of the Council of the Judiciary, María del Carmen Maldonado, and other authorities. (I)
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