"The purpose of limiting the income of currencies in cash in the national financial system pretends to detect, in a more effective way, any monetary transaction that can have some criminal origin", indicated Edgar Barquín, holder of the SOB, to Elperiodico. com. gt

The new regulation also applies to financial companies, currency exchange shops and off-shore banks.

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

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