Implementing the new anti-money laundering directive in Europe: Legal and enforcement issues; the Italian case

Global Business and Economics Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-308

  Costa, Stefano ^a  

^a Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica (ISAE)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enforcement; ML; Money Laundering; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249182852     PISSN: 10974954     EISSN: 17451329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.019985     Document Type: Article

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