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Central Bank of Belize Governor Kareem Michael attended the 63rd Bi-Annual Meeting of CARICOM Central Bank Governors hosted by the Central Bank of Barbados, which was held alongside the 55th Annual Monetary Studies Conference .

Registrar of Credit Unions makes order directing defunct credit unions be wound up and appoints Mr. Marlowe Neal as Liquidator.

The anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism Group of Supervisors (GOS) in Belize issued a public advisory on the Financial Action Task Force Public Statement dated 28 June 2024.

The Central Bank reminds the public that persons are prohibited from carrying out certain financial activities without the requisite license or registration.

The Central issues a press release on the new family of currency notes. The new notes will tell unique stories of our country’s rich heritage and will incorporate enhanced security features to combat counterfeiting.

The public is advised of the amendment to the Exchange Control Direction No. 2 - Responsibilities of Authorised Dealers and Authorised Depositaries.

The Group of Supervisors in Belize issued revised AML/CFT/CPF trainer qualifications guidance notes dated September 2024.

The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) Trainer Qualifications Guidance Notes for Central Bank-Regulated Institutions was issued in January 2024.

The Central Bank of Belize (CBB), the Office of the Supervisor of Insurance and Private Pensions (OSIPP) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) announce a new cooperation agreement to strengthen macroprudential surveillance, to mitigate systemic risk and to share information to enable consolidated supervision.

The Central Bank reminds the public that persons are prohibited from carrying out certain financial activities without the requisite license or registration.