The Department for the Prevention of Money Laundering of the Ministry of Finance signed a cooperation agreement with the Financial Intelligence Service of the Netherlands that will enable mutual exchange of information.
The Ministry of Finance said that the document was signed within the Seminar on prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, which was held at the National Bank of Serbia (NBS).
The text of the Agreement is based on a model drafted by experts from
Egmont Group, which brings together financial intelligence services of many countries.
The Administration for the prevention of money laundering is continuing activities in the field of international cooperation, and has so far signed agreements with 22 financial intelligence services, including services of the United States, the Russian Federation, Slovenia and Belgium.
The organisers of the seminar were the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Department for the Prevention of Money Laundering.
The seminar gathered lecturers and experts from the Netherlands, the United States and Serbia, the statement added.