Memorandums of Understanding (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
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.
2025
The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Holy See/ Vatican City State
01.12.2025
National Centre for Financial Information in the Sultanate of Oman
09.07.2025
2024
Financial Intelligence National Centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain
04.06.2024
2023
Anti Money Laundering Intelligence Office of Lao PDR
Unidade de Informação Financeira de Timor-Leste
Financial Intelligence Unit of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Financial Intelligence Authority of Uganda
12.07.2023
11.07.2023
10.07.2023
12.06.2023
2019
Financial Intelligence Unit of Maldives
Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit of Papua New Guinea
18.08.2019
18.08.2019
2017
The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Qatar Financial Information Unit
Financial Intelligence Unit of the Kingdom of Bhutan
China AML Monitoring and Analysis Centre
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) of the Kingdom of Thailand
26.10.2017
26.10.2017
16.07.2017
16.07.2017
01.02.2017
2016
Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office of Singapore
Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority
State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine
The Financial Analysis Unit of Panama
Financial Monitoring Unit of Pakistan
01.09.2016
05.08.2016
02.08.2016
02.02.2016
05.01.2016
2015
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Kyrgyz Republic
11.06.2015
2014
The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Union of Myanmar
Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Peru
General Directorate of Prevention of Money Laundering of the Republic of Albania
17.07.2014
05.06.2014
05.06.2014
2013
Financial Intelligence Unit of Denmark
Financial Intelligence Unit of Costa Rica
Lebanon Special Investigations Commission (SIC)
Japan Financial Intelligence Center
30.09.2013
08.07.2013
03.07.2013
11.03.2013
2012
Saudi Arabian Financial Investigation Unit (SAFIU)
Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Russian Federation
Financial Information Unit of the Bank of Mongolia
Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) USA
11.07.2012
11.07.2012
11.07.2012
10.07.2012
2011
Financial Intelligence Unit of Slovenia
Transaction Reports and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit
09.08.2011
02.08.2011
21.07.2011
2010
Financial Intelligence Centre of South Africa
Financial Intelligence Unit of Bangladesh
Financial Intelligence Unit of Solomon Island
Financial Intelligence Unit of Belgium
Australian Financial Transactions and Analysis Centre
Financial Intelligence Unit of India
02.12.2010
28.10.2010
15.07.2010
18.06.2010
07.05.2010
30.03.2010
2009
Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit of National Bank of Cambodia
The Anti Money Laundering Council of Philippines
Financial Information Unit of Nepal Rastra Bank
Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
26.10.2009
09.07.2009
09.07.2009
27.05.2009
2008
Korean Financial Intelligence Unit
Financial Intelligence Unit of the Da Afghanistan Bank
Financial Intelligence Unit of Bank Negara Malaysia
18.12.2008
29.02.2008
18.01.2008
