PM welcomes US president-elect Biden's declared intent of policy regarding dirty money

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Developing countries are being impoverished by their corrupt elites: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday has said that he welcomes United States (US) president-elect Joe Biden’s declared intent of a policy targeting dirty money.

In a post on social-networking website Twitter, the premier said, “Developing countries are being impoverished by their corrupt elites who launder money to richer countries and offshore tax havens.” 

As per the article of Foreign Policy shared by PM Imran, US president-elect and his top advisors have made the fight against dirty money one of their early priorities.

Biden, who as vice president spearheaded former US president Barack Obama administration’s fight against corruption and kleptocracy, has repeatedly vowed to make it a focus as president.