Cambodia implicated in money laundering, posing threat to EU's financial systems

CAMBODIA, May 8 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN) - Cambodia and 11 other countries are likely to be added to the list of states that “pose significant threats” to the EU’s financial systems for failures to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing, according to draft documents seen by Reuters.

Cambodia joined Panama, the Bahamas, Mauritius, Barbados, Botswana, Ghana, Jamaica, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe in the expanded list, which is due to take effect in October.