A joint seminar on

August 19-22, 2014 at Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, a joint seminar on "Crime in Cyberspace and money laundering" was organized by the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, in cooperation with the OSCE, Kyrgyzstan - FIU and ITMCFM.
The initiative to hold an event was supported by all member states of the Eurasian group at the 20th EAG Plenary meeting.

The reason to organize the seminar was the desire of practitioners to analyze the international legal acts, to determine the relationship between cybercrime and money laundering, the most commonly used methods and tools to combat cybercrime, as well as the risks of such offenses.

The international forum was attended by representatives of financial intelligence of Central Asian states, as well as Russia, India, China, the Republic of Belarus. The meeting was attended by experts from the European Union and the United States, as well as representatives of the financial and banking institutions of Asia and Europe. The seminar addressed many issues directly related to the activities of financial intelligence units, law enforcement and supervisory authorities.

Development of information technology leads to increased criminal manifestations in this area. In this regard, the seminar participants and organizers felt the need for measures on the subject on a regular basis.