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  • 02 September 2020

    Draft treaty of CIS states on combatting money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of mass destruction weapons approved in Belarus

    Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 325 of August, 31, 2020 approved as a basis for negotiations the draft Treaty of the Commonwealth of Independent States on combating legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

  • 26 August 2020

    Sentence for terrorist financing was pronounced in Russian Federation

    The first Eastern District Military Court of the Russian Federation on announced the sentence against the person who committed the financing of terrorism

  • 07 August 2020

    A Law on digital financial assets and digital currency has been signed in the Russian Federation

    President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law No. 259-FZ of 31.07.2020 "On Digital Financial Assets, Digital Currency and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation".

  • 04 August 2020

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held COVID-19 webinars on 30 and 31 of July 2020.

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held webinars on 30 and 31 of July 2020: "COVID-19 the Changing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Landscape" and "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Detection of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing".

  • 30 July 2020

    On Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Webinar

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Monday 27 July 2020 hold a webinar on to discuss the FATF’s recent report on Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

  • 09 July 2020

    EAG and EEC to cooperate on AML/CFT

    A meeting between Chairman of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) Y A. Chikhanchin and representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), headed by member of the Board (Minister) for Economics and Financial Policy T M. Zhaksylykov, was held on 9 July 2020  

  • 08 July 2020

    MONEYVAL Online Working Meetings

    From 30 June to 3 July 2020, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism – MONEYVAL, held working meetings on strategic, procedural issues, as well as matters related to typologies and risk monitoring

  • 07 July 2020

    Tajikistan enables remote identification for e-wallets

    Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC)'s Electronic and Digital Financial Services Project, has developed remote identification procedures for low-risk products, in particular for electronic money transfers

  • 02 July 2020

    Xiangmin Liu's End of Presidency Statement

    China has been proud to hold the FATF Presidency 2019-2020, during which the FATF responded quickly to support its members and private sector stakeholders in an unprecedented period impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In what remains an extremely difficult time for millions of people around the world, the FATF has continued its work to help authorities detect and deter money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, including by highlighting new threats and vulnerabilities emerging during the crisis. As the world continues to battle the Covid-19 virus, my thoughts are with the families of the victims, the medical professionals risking their own health on a daily basis, and key workers in a variety of industries doing their utmost to help others in the most challenging of circumstances

  • 02 July 2020

    Objectives for the FATF during the German Presidency (2020-2022)

    Objectives German FATF Presidency