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This book explores the politics of money laundering and terrorist financing regulation in several countries across Africa and the Small Island States. It advocates for a comprehensive understanding of the nuanced compliance challenges of developing countries and proposes practical solutions to address them.
List of contents
1. The Challenges of the Global Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) Regime for Developing Countries; 2. Uncovering Conflicts and Ambiguities In the International Anti-Money Laundering Regime Vis-à-vis African Countries; 3. GIABA: Combatting Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing in West Africa; 4. Do Things Fall Apart? (Black)listing and Its Implications for Developing Countries; 5. The mis-implementation of anti-money laundering laws and regulations: A high-level review with specific focus on the unilateral termination of customers' bank accounts in South Africa; 6. Implications of Botswana's Legal Culture in the Implementation of the AML/CFT Regime and Prosecution of Money Laundering/ Financial Crimes; 7. Barriers To Implementing New Technologies for AML/CFT Functions: The Case of Nigeria; 8. Challenges to AML Compliance Within Nigerian Financial Institutions; 0. The Challenge of Money Laundering by Nigeria PEPs: Beyond the Transplantation of FATF Standards; 10. The Vulnerability Of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) In Africa: Towards Transparency In Beneficial Ownership; 11. Can FATF's Focus on Beneficial Ownership Aid Anti-Corruption Efforts in a 'Low-Capacity' Country? Challenges From the Front Line in Nigeria; 12. Suspect Wealth and the Compliance Willingness of Small States; 13. Combatting Terrorist Financing: A War Developing Countries Cannot Win?; 14. Asset recovery in developing countries: Assessing successes and failures and overcoming challenges; 15. Strategic Tools for Amplified AML/CFT Compliance in Developing Countries
About the author
Nkechikwu Valerie Azinge-Egbiri is Lecturer in Business and Commercial Law at Lancaster University, England.
Nicholas Ryder is Professor in Financial Crime at the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK.
Ehi Eric Esoimeme Esq. is Professor of Business Law and Ethics at James Hope University, Lagos, Nigeria; Rudolph Kwanue University College, Liberia; and Kennedy University of Baptist, United States.
Summary
This book explores the politics of money laundering and terrorist financing regulation in several countries across Africa and the Small Island States. It advocates for a comprehensive understanding of the nuanced compliance challenges of developing countries and proposes practical solutions to address them.
