U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 - Zimbabwe
Publisher | United States Department of State |
Author | Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism |
Publication Date | 30 April 2007 |
Cite as | United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 - Zimbabwe, 30 April 2007, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4681084f30.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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Despite the Government of Zimbabwe's self-imposed isolation on most diplomatic issues, local intelligence and criminal investigative agencies were responsive to U.S. needs in the War on Terror. Government agencies routinely provided assistance by conducting investigative inquiries, traces, and border checks of individuals thought to be threats to U.S. government facilities or personnel. In May, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) released new guidelines on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism for financial institutions and non-financial businesses and professionals. In August, Zimbabwe assumed the Presidency for the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) for the 2006/2007 administrative year and, in this capacity, hosted the group's Council of Ministers of Finance meeting in August. In August, Zimbabwe and the Republic of South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding for the exchange of information in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.