National and international cooperation
National and international cooperation is the link between national partner entities, including the public and private sectors, civil society and foreign and international parties at the regional and global levels, in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Unit coordinates joint cooperation, facilitates communication, monitors developments and prepares operational and training programs to implement the Kingdom's National Vision to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation. This is conducted in line with the strategies of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, to achieve an effective system for combating money laundering and related predicate crimes, combating the financing of terrorism, and proliferation.
The Unit continuously seeks to enhance and develop cooperation and communication between the national components of the anti-money-laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation system at the local level, and between the Kingdom and its partners from sister and friendly countries, counterpart units, international organizations and international bodies and to verify the national system's compliance with international standards and conventions in the field.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s signing and ratification of International and Arab Agreements
The Kingdom has ratified and signed the conventions set out below relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation:
International Conventions:
- United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Vienna Convention).
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo Convention).
- United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
- International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
Arab Agreements:
- The Arab Agreement to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism within the framework of the League of Arab States.
- The Arab Convention to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism.
- The Arab Convention to Combat Transnational Organized Crime.
Bilateral Memorandums of Understanding with Counterparts:
Article (12) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law No. (20) of 2021 gave the Unit the right to exchange information with counterparts on the condition of reciprocity, and that such information shall be used only for the purposes of combating, money-laundering, related predicate crime and the financing of terrorism, subject to the consent of the counterpart who provided such information
The Unit has the right to conclude memorandums of understanding with counterparts to regulate international cooperation and exchange information in this regard; the Unit assumes the task and authority to coordinate with counterpart parties in this regard, including concluding memorandums of understanding with them.
Objective of Bilateral Memorandums of Understanding with Counterparts:
The signing of memorandums of understanding is part of the Unit's constant endeavor to enhance and strengthen international cooperation with counterparts in other States with the aim of strengthening and organizing information exchange mechanisms related to combating money laundering and related predicate crimes and the financing of terrorism, and with the aim of exchanging experiences through participation in programs and activities aimed at strengthening capabilities. Through exchanging invitations to conferences, seminars and training programs in this regard with counterparts in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, memorandums of understanding are also considered among the recognized means of international cooperation in this field.
The Unit is studying draft memorandums of understanding with those authorities in accordance with the principles of the Egmont Group in the field. Exchanging information between financial investigation units in a manner consistent with local legislation that governs international cooperation and permits the exchange of information with counterparts, along with an explanation of how the information exchanged will be used.
Memorandums of understanding signed between the Unit and its counterpart units
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) in the UAE
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) in Türkiye
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Follow up Unit in Palestine
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) in South Africa
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS) in Cyprus
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Cellule du Traitement du Renseignment Financier (CTRF) in Algeria
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Commission (CMLC) in Syria
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the State Financial Monitoring Service (SFMS) in Ukraine
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and General Inspector of Financial Information in Poland
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Anti Money Laundering Unit in Kingdom of Bahrain
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Investigation Unit (SAFIU) in Saudi Arabia
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service (FSFM) in Russia
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial Information Processing Unit (UTRF) in Morocco
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial information collection unit in Yemen
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) in Britain
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CTIF-CFI) in Belgium
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (INTRAC) in Indonesia
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial Information Unit (FIUSU) in Sudan
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) in Bangladesh
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Japan Financial Intelligence Centre (JAFIC) in Japan
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) in Australia
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) in Canada
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Analysis Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency of the Republic of Panama in Panama
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Kosovo in Kosovo
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Libyan Financial Information Unit in Libya
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Anti Money Laundering Office in Iraq
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and For the Anti-Money Laundering Division, Investigation bureau, Ministry of Justice, Republic of China (Taiwan) in Taiwan
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Afghanistan (FinTRACA) in Afghanistan
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the National Center for Financial Information (NCFI) in Sultanate of Oman
National Memorandum of Understanding
- Memorandum of Understanding between the unit and the Jordanian Banks Association.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the unit, the Jordanian Judicial Council, and the Military Justice Directorate.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the unit and the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the unit and the Ministry of Interior.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Income and Sales Tax Department.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Jordan Custom.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Ministry of Social Development.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Public Security Directorate.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Securities Commission.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Insurance Commission.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Unit and the Central Bank of Jordan.