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Financial Intelligence Authority FIA

Official site
https://fia.gov.mw
Established
2017
Constituting statute
Financial Crimes Act, 2017 (Act No. 14 of 2017), s. 3

Who they are

Malawi's financial intelligence unit, which the Financial Crimes Act calls the principal national agency for preventing and combating financial crimes. It succeeded the Financial Intelligence Unit created under the 2006 Money Laundering Act, which became fully operational in July 2007.

What they do

Receives, requests and analyses reports from reporting institutions and passes intelligence to law enforcement and supervisors. It issues instructions, directives and guidelines to reporting institutions, can impose administrative sanctions and inspect records, and runs training and public awareness work.

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