International workshop on new standards in the field of combating money laundering and terrorism financing was held in Uzbekistan

On 12 – 14 March 2013 the international workshop dedicated to the new standards in the field of combating money laundering and terrorism financing took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

The event was organized by the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) jointly with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Eurasian group (EAG), the Department on combating tax, currency crimes and legalization of illegal proceeds under the General Prosecution Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (Russia).

Consideration of the renewed FATF standards and discussion of issues of their implementation were the main goals of the workshop.

The participants studied the way the FATF Recommendations enforce global security measures and provide governments more effective tools for adopting these measures.

It was planned to exchange opinions and the preparation work to the new FATF standards implementation into national legislations experience In the framework of the workshop.