Coordination of Technical Assistance
The Single technical assistance (TA) coordination information system of the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG STACS) is developed to provide uniform standards for collection, keeping, structuring, administration and analysis of TA data in the EAG. The decision on its creation was made at the 35th EAG Plenary in November 2021. In November 2022, with the financial support of the EDB the project was started, and in June 2023 the 38th EAG Plenary approved the launch of the EAG STACS.
The EAG STACS implements the provisions of the document "Rules on coordination of the Technical Assistance provided to the EAG Member States", which objectives are to offer transparent and convenient rules for all participants, describing the main stages of work and outlining the role of each of them.
The EAG STACS objectives is to improve TA coordination in the Eurasian region to enhance the effectiveness of EAG Member States' national AML/CFT systems and their compliance with the FATF Standards. The EAG STACS is also aimed at consolidating resources those of the EAG Member States, development partners, and to mitigate the risks of inconsistency and duplication of efforts, and to improve productivity in the implementation of TA projects.
The EAG STACS is to make it much easier for beneficiaries to communicate with donors and providers of TA. In the EAG STACS, each participant in the TA coordination process, these are Member States, donors and providers have their own personal account, where they can explore information on applications, the work process and some analytical tools. In addition, personal accounts allow participants of the process to see the dynamics of TA provision and interact with each other.
The EAG STACS will be constantly improving, and we would therefore appreciate any comments that might help to enhance its effectiveness. We would be happy to receive your feedback by mail to info@eurasiangroup.org.
Past technical assistance activities
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17-10-2024
EAG Secretariat participated in the APG Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training Forum
From September 22 to 27, 2024, the EAG Secretariat participated in the APG Plenary Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training Forum held in Abu Dhabi (UAE)
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11-10-2024
Training for the EAG Member States and development partners on the use of the Single technical assistance coordination information system (STACS)
On October 10, 2024, the Secretariat held an online training on the use of the Single technical assistance coordination information system (STACS)
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08-10-2024
The EAG Secretariat participated in the OSCE seminar
The EAG Secretariat participated in the OSCE seminar on “Best practices of OSCE participating states in implementing the requirements of the FATF Standards on targeted financial sanctions for TF/PF”
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26-06-2024
Joint training event on practical exchange of experience in the form of a study visit to the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia
On June 18-20, 2024, in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, a joint training event of the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, the International Training and Methodological Center for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) and the EAG Secretariat was held
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06-05-2024
Meeting with donors and providers of technical assistance
Meeting with donors and technical assistance providers (TA D&Ps) was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from May 2 to 3, 2024.
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14-03-2024
Donors and providers meeting in Kazakhstan
The EAG in cooperation with the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan held the Donors and Providers Meeting in order to coordinate the technical assistance provided to the country to address the shortcomings identified in the Mutual Evaluation Report and included in the Technical Assistance Plan for the country
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12-03-2024
Joint training of the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the EAG Secretariat training for national competent authorities on identification, investigation and prosecution of ML cases
From 5 to 7 March 2024 in Astana city of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a joint training for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers of the Republic of Kazakhstan on "Identification, investigation and prosecution of cases on money laundering" organized by the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the EAG Secretariat was held.
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18-09-2023
Training for the EAG Member States and development partners on the use of the Single technical assistance coordination information system (STACS)
On September 15, 2023, the EAG Secretariat held an online training on the use of the Single technical assistance coordination information system (STACS)
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12-09-2023
The second Donors' Meeting was held in the Kyrgyz Republic
On September 6, 2023 the second Meeting with donors and technical assistance providers operating in the EAG region was held in the Kyrgyz Republic
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14-03-2023
Outcomes of the meeting with donors and providers of technical assistance
On March 9-10, 2023 in Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan the meeting with donors and providers of technical assistance (TA) was held under the project launched in November 2022 to assist the country to address deficiencies identified in the 2nd round of the EAG mutual evaluations
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06-10-2022
Protecting non-profit organisations from terrorist financing abuse and implementation of FATF Recommendation 8
Protecting the NPO sector from abuse for the purposes of terrorist financing is a key component of an effective CFT system. In this regard, on September 26-28, 2022 in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) two advanced training seminars on protecting NPOs from terrorist financing risks and implementation of the FATF Recommendation 8 were held
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07-09-2022
Training for the EAG Member States on completing the forms for providing information on technical assistance
On September 6, 2022, the EAG Secretariat held an online training for the EAG Member States on completing the forms for providing information on technical assistance
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23-06-2022
Protecting non-profit organisations from terrorist financing abuse and implementation of FATF Recommendation 8
The EAG Secretariat participated in an awareness raising seminar on "Protection of non-profit organizations from terrorist financing abuse and implementation of FATF Recommendation 8" held on 13-15 June in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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21-03-2022
Donors meeting was held in Bishkek
A meeting of international donor organizations operating in the EAG region was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) on March 17-18, 2022
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02-03-2020
Donor meeting in Dushanbe
A meeting of international donor organizations operating in the EAG region was held in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) on February 27, 2020. The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate the provision of technical assistance to Tajikistan by its international partners, which, in turn, should contribute to the country's progress in improving its AML/CFT regime