Large, Joshua John Henry2017-11-092017https://hdl.handle.net/10784/11789Money laundering is the most commonly occurring form of financial crime -- This has been facilitated by the presence of diverse technology that has made money laundering easier -- Globally, money laundering is a major concern since it is linked to terrorist financing and corruption of the financial systems -- In response, the international community has strengthened the AML/CFT structures following the terrorist act in the Unites States in September 2011 -- The thesis presents an analysis of the AML regulations and the challenges that national governments and the international community face when combating money laundering -- The main research question is: Is the current international anti-money laundering regime sufficiently robust to effectively control and limit the phenomenon of international money laundering? -- This report explains the negative effects of money laundering to the economies of countries, the international trend-setters of the AML regulations and the challenges faced during the implementation of AML policies -- After properly studying the literature, there seems to be major challenge during the implementation of the AML regulations making money laundering a pressing issue in both developing and developed countries -- To facilitate the implementation of AML framework, nations should create a framework for exchange of information -- As much as it’s a challenge, there is need for evaluation of the effectiveness of the AML structure particularly due to the changes providing new techniques for money launderingapplication/pdfengTransacciones financierasFlujo de capitalesGrupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI)Anti - Money Laundering (AML)Prevención de blanqueo de capitalesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLAVADO DE DINEROCORRUPCIÓN ADMINISTRATIVACRIMEN ORGANIZADODELITOS ECONÓMICOSTERRORISMOCOOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONALBANCOSTax evasionOffshore financial centersMoney launderingOrganized crimeCommercial crimesTerrorismInternational cooperationBanks and banking327.1CD R173GAcceso abierto2017-11-09Ramírez Vásquez, Danielreponame:Repositorio Institucional Universidad EAFITinstname:Universidad EAFITrepourl:https://repository.eafit.edu.cohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2