VOL. XLVII

No 15

12-April-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

REGIONAL BANKING

SAMA Continues Freezing Accounts Which Ignore Information Updating Requirements

Khalid Abu 'Ubaid, the head of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) committee for tackling financial crime and money laundering has said that the kingdom is continuing to freeze accounts which do not comply with its information requirements. Regulations regarding money laundering and terrorism financing were put in place in Saudi Arabia (and in other parts...