France, America reinforce fight against terrorism financing

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Mirei today held a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to negotiate the reinforcement of the fight against terrorist financing, according to a joint communique of the two ministers. The two personalities met in Washington under the IMF and World Bank autumn meetings [...]
The two personalities met in Washington under the IMF and World Bank autumn meetings and have decided to deepen their co-operation in identifying and defining new individuals or units to target, the communique said.
The two countries will also co-ordinate their efforts to further strengthen the tools and equipment of the International Financial Action Group (GAFI), Arsh explains.
GAF, which collects 35 countries, is charged with fighting money laundering and financing terrorism.












