1) UAE launches UN-developed anti money laundering platform ‘goAML’
•All financial entities and Designated Non Financial Businesses or Professions have to register on ‘goAML’. The platform will help the Financial Intelligence Unit of UAE to prevent money laundering, financing of terrorism and other illicit financial activities.
2) Mohamed Ould Ghazouani elected as the president of Mauritania
•The election was the first in Mauritania, since independence from France in 1960.
3) Saudi Arabia becomes 1st Arab country to be granted full FATF membership
•FATF is responsible for issuing international standards, policies and best practices to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation.
4) NSIC signs MoU with CSC e-governance services India
•The aim is to enhance new offerings for the MSME sector by synergizing each other’s competence. MoU will also enable CSCs to utilize plethora of NSIC offerings through the NSIC portal.
5) Bronze medal for India at Asian Artistic Gymnastic Championship
•China’s Yu Linmin and Japan’s Ayaka Sakaguchi won the gold and silver medal at the event.
6) A first ever international 15s win for Indian women’s rugby team
•The Indian team finished third in the Asia Women’s Division 1 Rugby XVs Championship held in Manila. China won the tournament after defeating the hosts Philippines.
•The tournament was one of the qualifying rounds for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand.