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June 5, 2009
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Macao financial intelligence unit joins Egmont Group

MACAO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Financial Intelligence Office ( GIF) of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has been admitted as a member of the Egmont Group, which is part of the GIF 's effort to fight against money laundering internationally, according to a press statement released on Friday by the GIF.

The Egmont Group was established in Brussels, Belgium in June 1995, as an informal international gathering for financial intelligence units (FIU) worldwide. Its secretariat is located in Toronto, Canada. Up to 2008, there were a total of 108 FIUs from different jurisdictions joining the Egmont Group.

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