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The Pope has signed into law new rules aimed at making the financial dealings of the Vatican Bank more transparent1. The move comes as the bank is being investigated over money laundering2 claims.
The Vatican is setting up a financial watchdog to monitor suspicious financial transactions. Its aim is to bring more oversight3 to finances at the Vatican Bank, along with all other departments at the Holy See.
The Vatican has a special status as an independent state within Italy and up until now has been exempted4 from international banking5 regulations. It had until the 31st of December, however, to bring its rules in line with the rest of Europe.
Speaking Thursday, Vatican spokesperson Father Federico Lombardi said the Vatican wants to make the system transparent so that criminals can't exploit the financial sector6. "These new laws have the finality to enforce the international system of controls to avoid money laundering and the financing of terrorism."
The move comes only a few months after prosecutors7 in Rome launched a criminal investigation8 into alleged9 money laundering by the Vatican Bank's director and his deputy. The Italian authorities seized $30 million that the Vatican had deposited at a bank in Italy without identifying who was depositing the money or who it was for. That investigation is still ongoing10. Neither man has been charged and both men deny wrongdoing.
The Vatican said the new financial authority will start its operations on April 1. The chairman will be named by the Pope.
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adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的 | |
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n.洗涤(衣等),洗烫(衣等);洗(钱)v.洗(衣服等),洗烫(衣服等)( launder的现在分词 );洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入) | |
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3 oversight | |
n.勘漏,失察,疏忽 | |
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4 exempted | |
使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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5 banking | |
n.银行业,银行学,金融业 | |
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n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形 | |
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7 prosecutors | |
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人 | |
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8 investigation | |
n.调查,调查研究 | |
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9 alleged | |
a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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10 ongoing | |
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