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Money laundering can seriously hinder the successes of any country. It destroys national economies and puts enormous powers in the hands of criminals. Money laundering knows no borders or sizes of economies. Every country must thus enact legislation to prevent and combat money laundering.Namibia being a member of the EGMONT group of countries has since enacted its own legislation to prevent and combat money laundering: The Financial Intelligence Act 3 of 2007 (FIA). The main aim of this thesis is to analyse the provisions of the FIA to determine its effectiveness in the combating and preventing money laundering. Money laundering is hereby defined, general principles of International Financial Intelligence Units discussed and lastly a comparison is done between the common-law positions applicable prior the FIA and the Position after the enactment of the Financial Intelligence Act 3 of 2007
