The government’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) received 5,245 reports about suspicious transactions in 2024, a 13.7 percent increase from the 4,614 reported in 2023, according to statistics released on the office’s website on Wednesday.
According to the website, the 5,245 reports last year comprised 3,837 from gaming concessionaires, 1,097 from financial institutions and insurance companies, and 311 from other entities, accounting for 73.2 percent, 20.9 percent and 5.9 percent of the total.
According to the website, the 4,614 reports in 2023 comprised 3,431 from gaming concessionaires, 887 from financial institutions and insurance companies, and 296 from other institutions, accounting for 74.4 percent, 19.2 percent and 6.4 percent of the total.
Of the 5,245 transactions reported as suspicious, 142 were passed by the office the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), 26 more than in 2023.
Apart from casino concessionaires, financial institutions and insurance companies, pawnshops, jewellery shops, real-estate firms and auction houses are also required to report any transaction amounting to 500,000 patacas or above.
