Jordan

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Jordan has neither enacted a comprehensive anti-money laundering law, nor established an independent Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

"Anti-money laundering efforts are conducted by an anti-corruption agency within the Jordanian Intelligence Services (JIS)." 1

The Central Bank of Jordan, which regulates foreign exchange transactions, issued an anti-money laundering regulation - Guidelines No. 10/2001 on combating money laundering operations, designed to combat money laundering in August 2001.

"In August 2006, Jordan's cabinet presented a draft money laundering bill to the country's parliament for approval. If passed, however, it would establish the same control bodies. These would include a committee on money laundering drawn from public sector employees and led by the governor of the country's central bank, and a money laundering unit within the central bank. The committee would oversee the unit's work and would set money laundering policy." 2

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Sources

"Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Anti-money laundering/terrorist financing”.

1. Helen O'Gorman, “Jordan sets parameters for AML law”, 22 March 2005, www.complinet.com.
2. Marcus Simpson, “Jordanian Parliament to consider new AML bill”, 30 August 2006, www.complinet.com.