Escudo De Colombia
Puerto Rico estado libre asociado
La relación de estado libre asociado, establecida mediante acuerdo bilateral entre el pueblo puertorriqueño y el Congreso de Estados Unidos de América, quiere decir que Puerto Rico no es un estado de la Unión, pero sus habitantes gozan de ciertos derechos como ciudadanos estadounidenses, y tienen libertad para decidir por referendo si desean seguir asociados, independizarse, o llegar a convertirse en estado. Los puertorriqueños eligen su propio gobernador como jefe de un estado centralista, y administran su sistema judicial y fiscal, bajo su propia constitución. No votan por el presidente de EE.UU. ni pagan impuesto federal sobre la renta, pero eligen un delegado al Congreso, quien no tiene derecho al voto. Los cuatro pilares del pacto de asociación son: defensa común, mercado común, moneda común, y ciudadanía común. Puerto Rico mantiene su individualid ... [Read More]
Datos sobre Estados Unidos de America
La Embajada | Preguntas frecuentes | Prensa | Recursos electrónicos | Sobre EE.UU. | Estudios en EE.UU. | Textos | Contáctenos ... [Read More]
Table 1. Indexes of Living Costs Abroad
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Table 1. Indexes of Living Costs Abroad
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERINGMONEY LAUNDERINGOVERVIEWIn 1992, the major trends affecting money laundering policy were: (1) further sophistication of money laundering practices; (2) greater investment of drug and other illicit proceeds into established businesses, both to conceal money movements and to capitalize on illicit profits; (3) the internationalization of money laundering networks whose operations involve an ever larger number of countries and territories, regardless of their importance as financial centers or as drug producing or transit countries; and (4) the intensified involvement of the Sicilian Mafia and other criminal organizations in Europe, Asia and the Western Hemisphere who comingle proceeds from many crimes to confound investigators, and are now acting as brokers for funds unrelated to their own trafficking activities. These trends have made it more difficult to differentiate between drug-related money laundering and other forms of illegal money m ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING11995 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTOVERVIEWThere were a number of significant accomplishments in the world of money laundering in 1994, and a number of new and/or intensified concerns. Accomplishments and concerns are summarized here and explained in detailed sections below.Accomplishments. Several financial center governments, such as Singapore and Panama, have adopted broad, new anti-money laundering policies and/or laws, and a number of governments were in the final stages of presenting/adopting new legislation.The Financial Action Task Force completed the evaluations of each of its 26 member governments, all conducted by outside experts and all culminating in recommendations for changes and improvements which will be monitored through continuing examinations be ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING1994 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTINTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERINGOVERVIEWIntelligence findings from North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, South and East Asia, Africa and the Middle East confirm that another significant shift has occurred in money laundering trends and methods, requiring changes in policy and strategy for 1994.The critical aspects are the volume of non-drug related money laundering; increased investment of illegal proceeds in legitimate business, including the financial industry; and the targeting of financial systems in countries/territories (some with little or no domestic involvement in drug trading or other serious proceeds-generating crimes) to launder drug and other proceeds generated by crimes committed in other jurisdictions.In 1988, when the United Nations Convention was ... [Read More]
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