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Money Laundering Bulletin

Workaround - Myanmar money flows

The generals may be losing their grip on power in Myanmar but widespread concern over the authorities' ability to surveil opponents via the banking system has contributed to a growth in alternative remittance, all against a backdrop of strictures on international payments that accompany blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force. Poppy James& Keith Nuthall look into how the money keeps moving.

The generals may be losing their grip on power in Myanmar but widespread concern over the authorities' ability to surveil opponents via the banking system has contributed to a growth in alternative remittance, all against a backdrop of strictures on international payments that accompany blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force. Poppy James& Keith Nuthall look into how the money keeps moving.

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