Day: March 13, 2024

As noted below, an OECD and International development Bank study has revealed that trust in governments in latin America is low (and getting lower), and that corruption, or perception of it, is a major factor – in Panama the study said that 86% of respondents thought so. Meanwhile, a different study published by La Prensa says that 84.1% of respondents said they have little or no confidence in the National Assembly in Panama, while 16% said they have total or somewhat confidence in the legislature.

In other news, and despite the very modest increase in the number of Canal transits allowed, it seems that the Cabinet Council has formally agreed the creation of a “dry corridor”, a project involving the railway, roads, airports, special zones and ports to generate greater cargo mobility and simplify customs procedures.

Incidentally, I can’t help noticing that it is “railway” in the name of the Panama Canal Railway, despite it originally having used the US term “railroad”, and despite it being operated by a pair of US railroad companies…

13 MARCH 2024

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On 12 March, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published this guide,  Through this report, ENISA aims to enhance stakeholder awareness, facilitate risk analysis in evolving threat landscapes, and bolster trustworthiness in remote identity proofing methods.

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/remote-id-proofing-good-practices

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This report from Sanctions SOS in the UK sets out to examine the evolution of sanctions, as used to tackle the endemic threat from global terrorism.

https://www.sanctionssos.com

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On 13 March, OFAC advised that FIRST INDUSTRIAL COMPANY SAU had been removed from sanctions lists.

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240313

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On 13 March, OFAC advised that it was designating 3 individuals who have contributed to Specially Designated National (SDN) and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik’s efforts to undermine the peace and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) by organising and executing the commemoration of “Republika Srpska Day” on 9 January 2024, an activity determined to be unconstitutional in BiH.  These individuals facilitated Dodik’s efforts to undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) and the authority of the BiH Constitutional Court and the High Representative.

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240313

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2175

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EU Regulation 2024/849/EU amended the existing entries for 97 individuals and 9 entities.  Additionally, the entries for 9 deceased persons, as well as those for 3 other persons are deleted.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400849

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400847

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On 13 March, MONEYVAL released this follow-up report.  MONEYVAL concludes that it has taken positive steps towards improving its AML/CFT regime, in particular concerning compliance with FATF Recommendation 26 on the regulation and supervision of financial institutions.  Consequently, MONEYVAL has re-rated the country on this recommendation from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant.  Overall, the Slovak Republic has made progress in addressing most of the technical compliance shortcomings identified in its 2020 Mutual Evaluation Report.  Out of the 40 Recommendations, the country currently has 5 Recommendations rated Compliant, 23 Recommendations rated Largely Compliant, and 12 Recommendations rated Partially Compliant.  It will remain in enhanced follow-up and will report back to MONEYVAL on progress to strengthen its implementation of AML/CFT measures in December 2024.

https://rm.coe.int/moneyval-2023-21-sk-5thround-2ndenhfur/1680ae98c8

https://www.coe.int/en/web/moneyval/-/slovakia-strengthened-its-regulations-for-financial-institutions

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