Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

Domestic MOUs

In terms of the provisions of the Section 15(1)(r) of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka may enter into any agreement or arrangement with any domestic government institution or agency regarding the exchange of information in order to facilitate investigations and prosecutions on money laundering, terrorist financing and other related offences.

  • National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations - 04.11.2024
  • Registrar General’s Department- 06.08.2024
  • Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption- 14.05.2024
  • Excise Department of Sri Lanka- 09.01.2024
  • Chief of National Intelligence- 26.08.2020
  • INTERPOL National Central Bureau for Sri Lanka- 11.10.2019
  • National Gem and Jewellery Authority- 28.08.2019
  • Condominium Management Authority- 28.08.2019
  • Department of Motor Traffic- 01.11.2018
  • Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka- 01.08.2018
  • Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka- 19.06.2018
  • Sri Lanka Police- 13.12.2017
  • Department for Registration of Persons- 11.01.2017
  • Department of Inland Revenue- 19.10.2016
  • Department of Immigration and Emigration - 27.09.2016
  • Sri Lanka Customs- 14.05.2010

International MOUs

The provisions for sharing of information with foreign Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) has been set out in terms of the Sections 16 and 17 of Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA). Accordingly, FIU can enter into agreements for the exchange of information on a regular basis with any institution or agency of a foreign state that has powers and duties similar to those of the FIU - Sri Lanka, with the approval of the Minister of Finance. The MOUs signed by FIU-Sri Lanka with the foreign counterparts are as follows.

YEAR 2024

  • Financial Intelligence National Centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain- 04.06.2024

YEAR 2023

  • Anti Money Laundering Intelligence Office of Lao PDR- 12.07.2023
  • Unidade de Informação Financeira de Timor-Leste- 11.07.2023
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of the Kingdom of Lesotho- 10.07.2023
  • Financial Intelligence Authority of Uganda- 12.06.2023

YEAR 2019

  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Maldives- 18.08.2019
  • Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit of Papua New Guinea - 18.08.2019

YEAR 2017

  • The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago- 26.10.2017
  • Qatar Financial Information Unit- 26.10.2017
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of the Kingdom of Bhutan- 16.07.2017
  • China AML Monitoring and Analysis Centre- 16.07.2017
  • The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) of the Kingdom of Thailand- 01.02.2017

YEAR 2016

  • Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office of Singapore- 01.09.2016
  • Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority- 05.08.2016
  • State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine- 02.08.2016
  • The Financial Analysis Unit of Panama- 02.02.2016
  • Financial Monitoring Unit of Pakistan- 05.01.2016

YEAR 2015

  • The Financial Intelligence Unit of Kyrgyz Republic- 11.06.2015

YEAR 2014

  • The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Union of Myanmar- 17.07.2014
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Peru - 05.06.2014
  • General Directorate of Prevention of Money Laundering of the
    Republic of Albania     - 05.06.2014

 
 
 
 

YEAR 2013

  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Denmark- 30.09.2013
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Costa Rica- 08.07.2013
  • Lebanon Special Investigations Commission (SIC) - 03.07.2013
  • Japan Financial Intelligence Center - 11.03.2013

YEAR 2012

  • Saudi Arabian Financial Investigation Unit (SAFIU) - 11.07.2012
  • Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Russian Federation) - 11.07.2012
  • Financial Information Unit of the Bank of Mongolia - 11.07.2012
  • Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) USA - 10.07.2012

YEAR 2011

  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Slovenia - 09.08.2011
  • Transaction Reports and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada - 02.08.2011
  • Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit - 21.07.2011

YEAR 2010

  • Financial Intelligence Centre of South Africa - 02.12.2010
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Bangladesh - 28.10.2010
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Solomon Island - 15.07.2010
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Belgium - 18.06.2010
  • Australian Financial Transactions and Analysis Centre - 07.05.2010
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of India - 30.03.2010

YEAR 2009

  • Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit of National Bank of Cambodia - 26.10.2009
  • The Anti Money Laundering Council of Philippines - 09.07.2009
  • Financial Information Unit of Nepal Rastra Bank - 09.07.2009
  • Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre - 27.05.2009

YEAR 2008

  • Korean Financial Intelligence Unit - 18.12.2008
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of the Da Afghanistan Bank - 29.02.2008
  • Financial Intelligence Unit of Bank Negara Malaysia - 18.01.2008