Luanda - The Financial Information Unit (UIF) authorised, in 2021, the blocking of 31 operations suspected of money laundering worth 102.52 billion kwanzas and another 4.24 billion euros.
According to the 2021 annual report of the UIF, to which ANGOP had access, the operations were blocked upon previous requests from entities.
Also according to the document, over 50 percent of the referred requests were confirmed to have been homologated by the competent body that opened the respective investigation processes.
During 2021, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) recorded an increase of more than 350, from a total of 858.
A slight reduction was similarly recorded in Designated Person Identification Declarations (DIPD), with a total of six, less one compared to 2020.
The Financial Intelligence Unit reports having handled 59% of the communications received, through dissemination made to competent bodies.
During the period in question, the UIF received 49 spontaneous communications from national institutions and 22 from international entities, with emphasis on countries like Syria, Luxembourg, Singapore, Malta, Bermuda, among others.
