According to Khabaronline news agency, the Governor of the Central Bank stressed the need to seriously deal with money laundering violations in the banking network and announced: Banks should not fail to implement the rules and fulfill their responsibilities in this area, the Central Bank is determined to intensify its supervisory and disciplinary action in these cases.
In a meeting with bank CEOs, Abdul Naser Hemmati, referring to the report submitted about violations related to money laundering and sometimes disrupting the currency and gold markets, stated: The amount of detected violations is significant and an important part of these cases takes place in bank branches; Hence, anti-money laundering units should operate continuously and operationally and not be merely administrative organizations.
Emphasizing the responsibility of bank CEOs for branch violations, he clarified: anti-money laundering units must seriously and actively pursue their duties, and bank CEOs should also continuously and effectively monitor the performance of branches in the implementation of regulations in this area. The central bank also continuously monitors the activities related to money laundering in the banking network and will take supervisory and disciplinary action against the banks that fail to fulfill their legal responsibilities.
In addition, referring to the alleged demands of the importers of basic goods related to the past years, he clarified: the determination of these demands and the provision of the necessary resources are the responsibility of the executive bodies and the government, and the Central Bank has no obligation in this regard. Of course, how to solve this issue is on the agenda of the government.
In the end, the governor of the central bank thanked the banks for their cooperation with the central bank to control and curb the acceleration of liquidity, and emphasized the necessity of continuing the efforts of the banking network in controlling liquidity and maintaining the country’s economic stability, and asked the bank managers to direct bank resources in the direction of financing production, businesses, and the real needs of households, while strictly following the laws and regulations, and refrain from engaging in activities outside of their legal duties and responsibilities.
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