The General Inspector of Financial Information has signed three memoranda of understanding concerning cooperation in the exchange of financial intelligence related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism, between the General Inspector of Financial Information and the partner units from:
• Gibraltar – Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (GFIU) – on the 4th of June 2014;
• Paraguay – Financial Intelligence Unit of Paraguay (SEPRELAD) - on the 5th of June 2014;
• Vatican – Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria (AIF) - on the 6th of June 2014.
After the agreements were signed, they came into force and allow for rapid and constructive exchanges of information necessary to fight money laundering and terrorism financing, including the arrangements for spontaneous sharing of information – on initiative of both sides.
This means that the number of agreements in the area of strict cooperation in combating money laundering and terrorism financing, signed by the General Inspector of Financial Information has raised to achieve the total of 71.