COTE D’IVOIRE & GHANA
January 1st, 2004
BY RICHARD HURSTThe Ivory Coast used to be a model of stability in west Africa, but the outbreak of civil war has done little to improve the country's status in terms of money laundering, said an assessment by the US State Department.The division of the country and the subsequent collapse of its formal banking system has left it vulnerable to money laundering, although - as with other chaotic countries in the region - Washington noted that the lack of a viable banking system has been something of a double edged sword as it does limit the scope for such a country ...
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