Consultative Forum on the theme

The representatives of the Eurasian group, the FATF, private sector and public authorities of the EAG members and observers will took part in the work of the Forum.

The Consutations were opened by the EAG Chairman, Head of Rosfinmonitoring,  Yu.Chikhanchin.

The presentation of the FATF Se cretariat senior administrator Valerie Schilling was dedictaed to main changes in the FATF Recommendations. In the course of her speech the FATF representative informed the participants about the FATF activities in the framework of the preparation for the 4th round of mutual evaluations.

EAG Deputy Chairman, head of Chinese delegation to the EAG, Liu Zheng Ming noted that implementation of the risk-based approach became the ground novelty of the intenational standards on combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing of proliferation (AML/CFT/FP).

Approaches to country risk assessment was the topical issue of the speech of teh reprsentative of the World Bank.

The International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (Russia) will present an electronic training course "New version of the international standards in the field of AML/CFT/FT. This course will facilitate fast and effective clarification of the updated FATF Recommendations in EAG member states.

Currently, the e-course is available openly on the EAG web-site.

Representatives of the financial intelligence units and private sector of Russia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine shared experience on realization of the FATF requirements in national AML/CFT systems and emphasized on the necessity of implementation of the new standards into the legislation.

On the results of the Forum the participants desided to carry out measures on clarification and implementation of the updated standards in their countries.