The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that the wider complex issues surrounding Brexit have helped to raise the profile of Gibraltar in the European Union. There is, he says, considerable interest in Gibraltar following the 96% vote to remain and the ongoing developments since the referendum of 23 June.
Societe Generale has unveiled Kleinwort Hambros, the new brand name of the combined businesses of Kleinwort Benson and Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros.
The Government says it will shortly introduce new disabilities legislation in the form of the Disability Act, modelled on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.