Research calls for better understanding of ML/TF risks in Islamic finance

Working paper published by International Monetary Fund warns there is ‘no common understanding’

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Standard setters and regulators should seek a "greater understanding" of the specific money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks that may arise in Islamic finance, a working paper published by the International Monetary Fund suggests.

In Islamic Finance and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), Nadim Kyriakos-Saad, Manuel Vasquez, Chady El Khoury, Arz El Murr contend there is "no common understanding" at present.

Moreover, the Financial Action

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