Honduras: Reform of Law Against Money Laundering

Some of the changes proposed by the National Commission on Banking and Insurance involve a clearer definition of the stages of banking supervision.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

The reform also aims to avoid having to force closure of a bank, as happened in October 2015 when the decision was taken to liquidate Banco Continental after the Rosenthal organization was identified by the US Treasury Department.

Latribuna.hn reports that "... The liquidation brought to light some flaws in the Honduran legal system that will be remedied with these reforms. In this respect, it was noted that the closure was made unexpectedly, as the current legislation does not define the scope of auditing bodies. " 

The superintendent of the National Banking and Insurance Commission (CNBS), Jorge Flores, announced that "... the changes will be ready later this month, while recalling that the responsibility for managing the banks falls on the owners. Meanwhile, the role of the CNBS is to supervise to ensure that the laws governing the financial system are complied with, the amendments also include a clearer definition of the stages of banking supervision, he said."

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