Nepal's greylisting by FATF: A wake-up call for systemic reforms Despite laws and mechanisms in place, Nepal has been placed on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the second time since 2008, primarily due to a lack of effective implementation. Opinion 06 Mar, 2025
FATF grey list: Repercussion of the power paradox In 2016, Dacher Keltner, a Mexico-born American psychologist propounded the concept of power paradox that appraises how an individual becomes corrupt after gaining power. Opinion 03 Mar, 2025
Govt. approves nat'l strategy and action plan on Anti-Money Laundering The Council of Ministers meeting held Monday approved the National Strategy and Action Plan on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing. Business 02 Jul, 2024
India's top court upholds legality of 2016 currency ban India's top court upholds legality of 2016 currency ban World 02 Jan, 2023
Two-day global conference on terrorism kicks off in Delhi today Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari will lead the Nepali delegation that will take part in the two-day global conference being organised in New Delhi titled ‘No money for terror.’ Nepal 18 Nov, 2022
Pakistan jails Islamist accused of Mumbai attacks for terrorism financing LAHORE: Pakistani Islamist Hafiz Saeed, accused by India and the United States of masterminding 2008 attacks in Mumbai, was jailed for 11 years on Wednesday on terrorism financing charges, a Pakistani government prosecutor and his lawyer... Women 13 Feb, 2020
Money laundering The issue of money laundering in Nepal has activated the role of the Department of Money Laundering Investigation – a government entity responsible for fighting money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) plus other forms of illegal... 06 Feb, 2020
Bolivia's electoral court sets election rerun for May 3 LA PAZ: A rerun of Bolivia's election has been set for Sunday May 3, the president of the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal said on Friday. Salvador Romero said both presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on the same day. "When... Women 04 Jan, 2020
Newly-introduced RTGS stops working Kathmandu, September 25 In less than 10 days since the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) launched the real time gross settlement (RTGS) system in the banking sector, the new payment system has stopped functioning. Bankers have said that the new system... 26 Sep, 2019
Trump suggests �rogue killers� murdered Saudi journalist WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump suggested Monday that “rogue killers” could be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an explanation offering US ally Saudi Arabia a possible path out of a global... Women 16 Oct, 2018
Government urged to probe funds parked in Swiss banks Kathmandu, July 5 Following the revelation from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) — central bank of Switzerland — regarding funds parked in Swiss banks a few days back, where Nepalis have also parked 322.88 million Swiss francs (Rs 35.72 billion),... 06 Jul, 2018
Pakistan could face US aid cuts over human trafficking ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is warning Pakistan it could lose US civilian aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if Washington finds that the South Asian nation has not done enough to combat human trafficking, US... Women 12 Apr, 2018
