[ 2014-07-19 ]

Ghana Supports fight against economic crimes
Accra, July 18 GNA - Vice-President Kwesi
Amissah-Arthur has called for concerted efforts by
countries in the West African sub-region to combat
all forms of economic crimes which threaten their
societies.
He emphasised the need for institutions committed
to fight economic crimes in the sub-region to join
forces in controlling the menace, which was
bleeding the economies of member countries.

Mr. Amissah-Arthur made the remarks when a joint
delegation from the Financial Intelligence Centre
(FIC) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group
against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA)
called on him at his office at the Flagstaff House
in Accra.

Mr Amissah-Arthur stated that no country in the
sub-region could do it alone in fighting economic
crimes and had succeed due to the sophistication
it had assumed.

He said the sophistication that economic crimes
had undergone over the years demanded that
institutions in member countries shared vital
information towards its eradication.

"There is the need for more robust efforts by
institutions committed to fighting economic crimes
to share experiences to avert the menace," he
said.

Mr. Amissah-Arthur also noted that the government
was aware of the constraints militating against
the FIC and was in the process of providing the
needed logistics to enhance its activities.

Mr Sam Essel, Head of the FIC, expressed the
determination of his outfit to fight those crimes
in all their manifestation in the country.

He however called for the support of the various
stakeholders in the Ghanaian society to lend
concrete assistance to shore up its activities.

“We are also in constant touch with other sister
organisations in the sub-region to share
information related to economic crime and other
forms of financial malfeasance," he added

Mr Adama Coulibally, GIABA Director General,
reiterated the commitment of the organisation to
support governments in the sub-region to fight the
crimes.

Source - GNA

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