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About FIU Sri Lanka >> Objectives

Objectives

The main objective of the FIU - Sri Lanka is to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related crimes in Sri Lanka in line with international recommendations and standards.

In achieving the above objective, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has set up following objectives;

Strengthening Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML / CFT) activities in Sri Lanka.
Upgrading of existing Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML / CFT) regime in Sri Lanka.
Upgrading compliance status of Sri Lanka to the internationally accepted level.
Strengthen the co-operation with international organizations and implementation of international recommendations/ best practices on Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism.