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Tracfin in crisis mode after damaging media reports

Antoine Magnant, the head of France's anti-money laundering service Tracfin.
Antoine Magnant, the head of France's anti-money laundering service Tracfin. © Teresa Suarez/EPA/MaxPPP
The French financy ministry's anti-money laundering unit, which introduced tighter security measures earlier this year, is struggling to contain the fallout from news articles published in October questioning its integrity and links with the United Arab Emirates. [...]
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