Real estate businesses trained on anti-money laundering
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Nov. 15 held a training
seminar on anti-money laundering for real estate enterprises in Ho Chi
Minh City.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Nov. 15 held a training
seminar on anti-money laundering for real estate enterprises in Ho Chi
Minh City.
The seminar focused on money laundering and its impact on socio-economic development, international standard on anti-money laundering, current regulations on anti-money laundering and real estate trading management, criminals’ asset blockade and confiscation, and suspicious transactions.
Tran Van Thanh, the UNODC Project Country Coordinator, said that the event aims to improve Vietnamese enterprises’ skills in detecting money laundering activities in the real estate sector as well as their knowledge of Vietnamese and international legal system in fighting money laundering crimes./.
The seminar focused on money laundering and its impact on socio-economic development, international standard on anti-money laundering, current regulations on anti-money laundering and real estate trading management, criminals’ asset blockade and confiscation, and suspicious transactions.
Tran Van Thanh, the UNODC Project Country Coordinator, said that the event aims to improve Vietnamese enterprises’ skills in detecting money laundering activities in the real estate sector as well as their knowledge of Vietnamese and international legal system in fighting money laundering crimes./.
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