Anti-Money Laundering (AML) refers to the measures that financial institutions are required to take as part of their regulatory compliance requirements to actively monitor and report suspicious transactions and includes policies, laws, and regulations to prevent criminals' financial crimes and illegal activity. Global and local regulators are established worldwide to prevent financial crimes, and these regulators build policies. The article discusses the concept of combating money laundering, its brief historical development and the importance of international cooperation. The article shows ways to increase effectiveness in the fight against money laundering and discusses the documents adopted in this area.
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