Dow Jones Risk & Compliance – Country Profile: Updated 04 January 2011

Country: Argentina
Official Name: República Argentina/Argentine Republic

Capital: Buenos Aires

Location: Southern South America
Languages: Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French

Population: 41.3m (2010 estimate)

GDP Per Capita: $13,900 purchasing power parity (2009 estimate)
Government Type: Republic
Forthcoming Elections: Presidential – Oct-2011

Transparency
International Corruption
Perceptions Index
2010 Ranking: 105 (1 = least corrupt, 178 = most corrupt)
2009 Ranking: 106 (1 = least corrupt, 180 = most corrupt)
2008 Ranking: 109 (1 = least corrupt, 180 = most corrupt)
2007 Ranking: 105 (1 = least corrupt, 179 = most corrupt)
2006 Ranking: 93 (1 = least corrupt, 163 = most corrupt)
2005 Ranking: 97 (1 = least corrupt, 158 = most corrupt)
2004 Ranking: 108 (1 = least corrupt, 145 = most corrupt)
Transparency
International Corruption
Perceptions Index
2010 Score: 2.9 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2009 Score: 2.9 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2008 Score: 2.9 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2007 Score: 2.9 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2006 Score: 2.9 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2005 Score: 2.8 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)
2004 Score: 2.5 (0 = most corrupt, 10 = least corrupt)

UNDP Human
Development Index
2010 Ranking: 46 (1 = most developed, 169 = least developed)
2009 Ranking: 49 (1 = most developed, 182 = least developed)
2008 Ranking: 46 (1 = most developed, 179 = least developed)
2007 Ranking: 38 (1 = most developed, 177 = least developed)
2006 Ranking: 36 (1 = most developed, 177 = least developed)
2005 Ranking: 34 (1 = most developed, 177 = least developed)
2004 Ranking: 34 (1 = most developed, 177 = least developed)
2003 Ranking: 34 (1 = most developed, 175 = least developed)
2002 Ranking: 34 (1 = most developed, 173 = least developed)

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 FATF Non-Cooperative No
Country or Territory
(NCCT)?
FATF Strategic No
Deficiencies Jurisdiction?

Subject to US Treasury No
Office of Foreign Assets
Control Sanctions

Financial Intelligence Unidad de Información Financiera (UIF)

Unit
Source: Financial http://www.uif.gov.ar/
Intelligence Unit
Member of Egmont Group Yes

Member of FATF (since) Yes (2000)

FATF Mutual Evaluation Yes
Report available?

Key Anti-Money Law 25.246 on Concealment and Laundering of

Laundering (AML) Proceeds of Crime
regulation
Link to key AML http://200.123.148.177:8080/eng/Normativa_leyes_y
regulation _decretos/law_25246_related.pdf

Key Counter Terrorism Law 26.268 on Terrorist Criminal Associations and

Financing regulation Financing of Terrorism
Link to key CTF http://200.123.148.177:8080/eng/Normativa_leyes_y
regulation _decretos/law_25246_related.pdf

Signatory of United Yes (10-Dec-2003)

Nations Convention
Against Corruption (date
signed)

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