11.   Under the agreement, the Bogota Stock Exchange will pass on all suspicious transactions to Colombian prosecutors.

12.   While Swiss banks are required to report any suspicious transactions to money-laundering authorities, they refuse to tell foreign governments about possible tax evasion in Switzerland.

13.   Banks and brokerages are under a legal obligation to report any suspicious transactions.

14.   Experts attending the conference emphasized the need for nonfinancial services, such as law and accounting firms, to follow requirements for reporting suspicious transactions.

15.   French justice officials are concerned that banks failed to report suspicious transactions.

16.   French justice officials are concerned that banks failed to take action to report suspicious transactions.

17.   French justice officials are concerned that banks failed to take action to report suspicious transactions in the alleged scheme.

18.   In an interview with the daily Le Figaro published Monday, Lebranchu said the government instead wants an early-warning system that will alert banks to suspicious transactions.

19.   It requires banks to take steps to identify suspicious transactions.

20.   It requires countries to prosecute or extradite people accused of paying for terrorist activities and to strengthen banking measures to detect suspicious transactions.