Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa

Target entity: Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa
Context triple: [FATF-style regional bodies, includes, Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa]

• A. Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism
  The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) is a Council of Europe body that assesses member states’ compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
• B. Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing
  The Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing are international legal instruments that set common standards for preventing, criminalizing, and cooperating against money laundering and the financing of terrorism among member states.
• C. European Union anti-money laundering directives
  The European Union anti-money laundering directives are a series of EU-wide legal measures that require member states to prevent, detect, and prosecute money laundering and terrorist financing through harmonized rules for financial institutions and other obliged entities.
• D. Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section
  The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.
• E. Financial Institutions of the African Union
  The Financial Institutions of the African Union are a set of planned continental bodies, including an African Central Bank, Monetary Fund, and Investment Bank, intended to promote economic integration, financial stability, and development across African Union member states.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa
Target entity description: The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is a specialized ECOWAS institution that promotes and monitors anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures among West African states.

• A. Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism
  The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) is a Council of Europe body that assesses member states’ compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
• B. Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing
  The Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing are international legal instruments that set common standards for preventing, criminalizing, and cooperating against money laundering and the financing of terrorism among member states.
• C. European Union anti-money laundering directives
  The European Union anti-money laundering directives are a series of EU-wide legal measures that require member states to prevent, detect, and prosecute money laundering and terrorist financing through harmonized rules for financial institutions and other obliged entities.
• D. Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section
  The Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates, prosecutes, and coordinates efforts to combat money laundering and recover criminally derived assets.
• E. Financial Institutions of the African Union
  The Financial Institutions of the African Union are a set of planned continental bodies, including an African Central Bank, Monetary Fund, and Investment Bank, intended to promote economic integration, financial stability, and development across African Union member states.
• F. None of above. chosen