The State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE and the SFIS Training and Methodology Centre cooperate with each other in combating money laundering and terrorist financing

The Eurasian AML/CFT forum is held from 10 to 12 September 2019 on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake.

The decision to hold the forum was made at the 30th Plenary week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, held from 27 to 31 May 2019 in Moscow (Russian Federation).

The forum is held under the auspices of the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of Kyrgyzstan (SFIS) and the SFIS Training and Methodology Centre in close cooperation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, as well as with support from the OSCE Program Office in Bishkek and the UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate.

The forum is attended by international experts, representatives of international and regional organizations, UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate, UN Office on Crime and Drugs, UN 1267 Monitoring Team, UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, European Union, CARICC, CIS ATC, RATS SCO, Asian Development Bank, Eurasian Development Bank, EAG, ITMCFM and Egmont Group, as well as representatives of financial intelligence units and competent authorities from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Switzerland.

The forum agenda includes the following: best AML/CFT practices; cross-border ML/TF risk assessment; FATF standards and guidelines on virtual currencies and their regulation; the use of electronic payment instruments and cryptocurrencies in cross-border drug-related payment and money laundering schemes; the use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies for terrorist financing, corruption and money laundering; and the use of criminal proceeds, including from organized crime, to finance terrorism. 

The forum, held for the first time, acts as an informal regional platform for sharing expert opinions and informing its participants about the latest developments in ML/TF investigations. 

State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of Kyrgyzstan