Europe > Montenegro
On behalf of the Montenegrin authorities, we would like to thank the team led by Mr. Seshadri, for their constructive exchange of views during the mission and the comprehensive staff report on the Article IV Consultation.
This Report assesses Observance of Standards and Codes on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) for Serbia and Montenegro. The assessment reveals that the AML/CFT regime of Serbia still lacks some essential components. On the repressive side, there is not a specific provision on the financing of terrorism. It is possible to confiscate the proceeds of crime, but it is not possible to confiscate money intended to finance an act of terrorism.
This paper focuses on overcoming the challenges of globalization. The paper highlights that globalization has the potential to make all individuals better off. However, there is no assurance that all individuals will be better off or that all changes will be positive. The studies that show that, on average, poverty declines with economic growth are encouraging. But averages hide the negative impact on individual countries and on certain groups. In addition, there are important questions about the relationships between economic policies and outcomes, especially the impact of macroeconomic and structural reform policies on poverty.