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.
. X3 j/ l, U6 W! e2 M 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. c3 [ ~. E- ]+ C. |- N5 {
The anti-money laundering capabilities of financial institutions had been greatly improved, said the report.
6 y$ L, m- \" q7 D6 ^0 X% m The central bank also established a system requiring financial institutions to report suspicious transactions to the PBOC.
" Z" W, q8 m) A) b1 n8 l6 p9 W2 f. i; d The PBOC actively participated in international and regional anti-money laundering organizations.4 `5 P R3 Q0 O0 ?
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.& M f9 T4 z9 i9 G$ K. P
The report said the central bank would further improve the laws and regulations and supervise financial institutions to guard against money laundering.
% n( M# {+ z3 J* P% q5 g It would also enhance cooperation with other countries to monitor cross-border capital flows in order to effectively prevent money laundering. |
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