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The World Bank Group – Doing Business 2020: Comparing Business Regulation in 190 Economies
Doing Business 2020 is the 17th in a series of annual studies investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies— from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Full report available here.
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MoneyLaundering.com: Despite AML Upgrades, FATF Places Lithuania Under Enhanced Monitoring
Lithuanian authorities and financial institutions must target corruption, organized crime and the risks posed by their country’s sizeable cash economy to clamp down on money laundering and other forms of illicit finance, an intergovernmental group has warned. In a 221-page report, Moneyval, the Financial Action Task Force’s representative in Europe, praised Lithuania’s global cooperation and supervision […]