Anti-money laundering in transactions on virtual currency exchanges and real estate exchanges

(Dan Tri) - The Deputy Prime Minister proposed focusing on implementing solutions to prevent and combat money laundering in transactions on real estate and virtual currency exchanges.

On October 15, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc - Head of the National Steering Committee for Anti-Money Laundering - chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee for Anti-Money Laundering.

With the aim of completing the national action plan to remove Vietnam from the Grey List, the State Bank's report specifically analyzed a number of objective and subjective causes leading to the existing problems. Thereby, it proposed a number of solutions to improve methods and results in the coming time.

The State Bank proposed solutions to supplement human resources, enhance staff training; on how to implement action plans; and on collecting and providing data.

The Deputy Prime Minister directed to focus on building and perfecting legal documents on anti-money laundering (Photo: VGP).

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that preventing and combating money laundering is a regular task of utmost importance, not only to prevent corruption, smuggling, and illegal activities but also to promote transparent and sustainable economic development.

The Government leader requested the State Bank to absorb the opinions of the delegates in the meeting, complete the report (highlighting the results achieved, with specific supporting data, clearly stating the tasks, solutions, work content, implementation progress, etc.) to send to the members of the Steering Committee and report to the Government leader.

The Government leader requested ministries and branches to immediately prepare a report on the contents that have been implemented and the expected tasks to be carried out in the coming time as assigned by the Prime Minister, clearly stating specific solutions to send to the State Bank.

In addition, the units focus on developing and perfecting legal documents on preventing and combating money laundering, terrorist financing and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Implement key tasks according to the set plan; at the same time, focus on implementing solutions to prevent and combat money laundering in transactions on real estate exchanges, virtual currency exchanges, etc.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the State Bank to coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to develop a communication program on anti-money laundering, step up the explanation and dissemination of laws, clarify which acts are allowed and which are not allowed to raise public awareness.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/chong-rua-tien-trong-cac-giao-dich-tren-san-tien-ao-san-bat-dong-san-20251015195651620.htm