Reports: Germany targeting 2024 for new AML agency
By Kyle Brasseur2023-07-27T13:55:00
Germany is set to establish its new Federal Bureau of Financial Intelligence as the country’s office overseeing monitoring and analysis of money laundering and sanctions enforcement, according to multiple reports.
Details regarding the new office were set out in a draft law viewed by Reuters and AML Intelligence. The German finance ministry did not respond to requests from Compliance Week to view the draft law.
The office is set to begin operations in 2024 and have nearly 2,000 employees, according to the reports. Germany’s finance ministry has budgeted more than 700 million euros (U.S. $772 million) toward its implementation.