THE EXTENT OF THE PHENOMENON OF MONEY LAUNDERIN BASED ON INTERNATIONAL REFERENCES

Abstract

The current society is characterized by the free trading of goods, technology and private sector liquidity capital, providing us the possibility to develop as persons with rapid rhythms, overcoming restrictions of the past. However, this unusual growth, in combination with the freedom in our activities, constituted in certain cases tool in the hands of individuals of criminal area, which they exploited exceedingly the realizations of modern culture, so they extend their illegal activities. The aim of the present research is to study with the use of statistical elements, the situation of laundering money and as one point the phenomenon of grey economy, within stems the illegal money, which afterwards is endeavour their cleaning from the elements that render them “dirty”. For this reason, our analysis, studies the stratification elements worldwide, which are results of researches, from government owned  institutions, and independent organisms, such an example is the International Monetary Fund, Financial Action Task Force and Egmont Group. In this way, we are in the position to connect the elements under review, enriching more our research. From the analysis of data of research, we resulted that despite the regular study of phenomenon of rinsing money from the researchers and the consecutive prosecution of criminals from the persecutory beginning, still it has not been curbed and continuous to constitutes an important danger for the smooth operation of modern economies, eroding the founding, not only for the economies, but also to the societies in general