What is anti-money laundering?

Anti-money laundering is the laws practiced by the members of United Nations. It is implemented to control the illegal incomes of the persons or organizations. It is believed that illegal income earned from selling the drugs or restaurants are made legal through cryptocurrencies.  Real Estate business is used for money laundering.

New Directions issued by Nepal Rastra Bank for Controlling Money Laundering

Business transactions which are carried out though personal accounts will be investigated under anti-money laundering regulations. The directive issued by Nepal Rastra Bank states that business transactions conducted through personal accounts will be investigated.

The directive mentions: "If it is found that the payments or receipts related to business transactions of a legal entity or legal arrangement are made through someone's personal account other than the account of such a legal entity or arrangement, or if a personal savings account is being used as a medium for business transactions contrary to existing laws, such transactions should be reported to the Financial Information Unit as suspicious transactions."

Additionally, the central bank highlighted that the Inland Revenue Department had previously instructed not to conduct business transactions through personal accounts.