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Impact of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) to Domestic Legislation

The 2020 Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), in Section 6308, titled "Obtaining Foreign Bank Records from Correspondent Account Banks," expands the authority of the United States. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of Justice to seek any record relating to a correspondent account or any account at the foreign bank including records maintained outside the United States.

New rules in the Costa Rican public sector administrative procedures

On September 1st, 2022, Executive Decree No. 43665-MP-MEIC was published in the official newspaper La Gaceta, through which the exchange of information between public institutions in Costa Rica was approved, accelerating the procedures of those administered in said institutions and promoting the Principle of Interinstitutional Coordination.

Efforts must continue

June comes to an end and with it, the month of celebration, visibility, commemoration, and awareness of the sexually diverse population. However, this cannot and should not end the efforts in the different work centers regarding diversity and inclusion.

Costa Rica's "Friend-shoring" potential

U.S.-China trade tensions, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have exacerbated supply-chain disruptions and prompted a rethinking by the United States of its approach to global trade integration.

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