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CIAO DATE: 09/2008

PolicyWatch #1251: Special Forum Report: U.S. Efforts against Terrorism Financing: A View from the Private Sector

Robert Werner

June 2007

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

Now more than ever, the private sector needs to help prevent terrorism financing. Emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia present law enforcement authorities and the private sector with new challenges and possibilities in the areas of terrorism financing and money laundering. For those companies that value their reputations and wish to uphold the moral and ethical imperative to prevent the funding of illicit activity, increased cooperation with U.S. government efforts is vital.

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