Pakistan is now formally off the dirty list of the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). It was grey listed in June 2018 due to strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and combating financing terror (AML/CFT) regime. In June 2018, Pakistan made a high-level political commitment to work with the Paris-based FATF and its Sydney-
DURING a tour of a local FMCG plant a few years ago, a senior manager mentioned a new pressure the brand was facing. He wasn’t speaking of a rising competitor in the market, changing consumer tastes, environmental concerns or even economy issues. He was referring to WhatsApp team groups: if there was any question or concern, particularly by interns, the senior management was expected to reply in r
AFTER nearly four-and-a-half years of trials and tribulations, Pakistan has finally exited the FATF’s so-called grey list of countries. It is a victory that ought to be celebrated as an example of what it is possible for the country to achieve when the national leadership works together towards a common goal. The exit had long been awaited, with the country hoping for a reprieve after each prog
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday shared details of eight major actions implemented in the last four years that led the country out of the international watchdog’s so-called grey list. Meanwhile, Hammad Azhar, former PTI minister and head of the Pakistan team dealing with the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also spoke at length in interactions with the media regardi
Habib Bank Ltd CEO Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday Pakistan shouldn’t seek relief on commercial debt after the devastation caused by the nationwide floods. Speaking at a conference organised by the Marketing Association of Pakistan, Mr Aurangzeb said failing to deliver on roughly $9-10 billion of commercial debt will knock the country out of the international capital markets. “We mustn’t