BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank said in a report released Friday that it would intensify efforts to prevent money laundering over the next five years.9 Q8 [2 Z n8 g3 g# E3 l
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it had penalized more than 1,900 financial institutions for violating money laundering regulations from 2006 to 2010.
4 d5 J. Y+ u+ w3 z7 z, E. s0 |. Q+ Y/ Y The anti-money laundering capabilities of financial institutions had been greatly improved, said the report.
* |" u# v' x8 t$ X The central bank also established a system requiring financial institutions to report suspicious transactions to the PBOC.
, B% s; ]0 M' v3 Q The PBOC actively participated in international and regional anti-money laundering organizations./ B4 }3 H2 ?5 C5 f- o% ?
In June 2007, China became a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body to promote government policies to combat money laundering.
" \" U4 B4 h8 k$ m6 t8 B! d The report said the central bank would further improve the laws and regulations and supervise financial institutions to guard against money laundering.8 w; n( F+ ?5 \" d& P, F! ]. n
It would also enhance cooperation with other countries to monitor cross-border capital flows in order to effectively prevent money laundering. |