ROP and CBO join hands against money laundering and terror financing

Muscat: To tackle money laundering and terror financing activities, the Royal Oman Police and Central Bank of Oman have signed a cooperation agreement that will see them exchange information with each other when required.

The agreement was signed by Taher bin Salem Al Omari, the CEO of the Central Bank of Oman and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, and Lt. Col. Abdul Rahman bin Amer Al Kiyumi, CEO of the National Centre for Financial Information.

“The programme aims to enhance joint cooperation and to frame and govern the exchange of information on combating money laundering and terrorist financing between the two parties in a manner that ensures the greatest degree of effectiveness of systems designed to prevent such activities in Oman,” said the Royal Oman Police in a statement.