Inter-Agency Collaboration
2019
The Financial Intelligence Centre, in collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority, embarked on a joint visit to the leaderships of selected Associations of the DNFBP sector. These included the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association, Car Dealers Association, Christian Council of Ghana, Minerals Commission, Gaming Commission, and accountants. The objective of the joint visit was to introduce players to the role of the Ghana Revenue Authority in supervising the DNFBP sector in accordance with the Act, and to create awareness within the sector on their AML/CFT obligations.
Financial sector regulators also held a forum to discuss matters of concern regarding AML/CFT measures being put in place. At the forum, the National Insurance Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission indicated plans to have their Risk-Based Supervisory manuals approved by their respective managements.
On August 16, 2019, the FIC also held a stakeholder engagement to receive feedback from Law Enforcement Agencies and the revenue agency (Narcotics Control Board, Ghana Police Service, Bureau of National Investigation, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, and the Ghana Revenue Authority) on the challenges they face in prosecuting money laundering cases, particularly regarding intelligence reports disseminated by the Financial Intelligence Centre.