News
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22 May 2020
Kazakhstan and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime strengthens cooperation in the sphere of combating money laundering, terrorist financing and illegal drug trafficking
On the 20-th of May, 2020, a meeting took place between Chairman of the Committee on financial monitoring of the Ministry of finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Zhanat Elimanov and UNODC Adviser on counter-narcotics, anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism Mr. Aliaksandr Vadziany
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22 May 2020
Government of Russian Federation approved new draft treaty of CIS states on combatting money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of mass destruction weapons
The Government of Russia approved new draft treaty of CIS states on combatting money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of mass destruction weapons and submitted to the President of Russian Federation a proposal to sign this agreement
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21 May 2020
Law On measures to prevent legalization of proceeds of crime, financing of terrorist activities and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was amended in Belarus
Amendments to the Law “On measures to prevent the Legalization of Proceeds of Crime, the Financing of Terrorist Activities and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” were adopted in the Republic of Belarus
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21 May 2020
Sentence for terrorist financing was pronounced in Russian Federation
The Central District Military Court of Russian Federation sentenced a person committed terrorist financing
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14 May 2020
Tokayev signs ML amendments into law
The bill calls for amendments to AML/CFT procedures such as customer due diligence, internal controls and suspicious transaction reporting
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04 May 2020
COVID-19-related Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks and Policy Responses
Paris, 4 May 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented global challenges, human suffering and economic disruption
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28 April 2020
FATF extends its assessment and follow-up deadlines in response to COVID-19
Paris, 28 April 2020 - The gravity of the COVID-19 situation globally and the consequent COVID-19 related measures that countries have adopted, such as confinement and travel restrictions, are making it impossible for assessed jurisdictions and assessors alike to conduct on-site visits and in-person meetings. This situation has significantly impacted countries’ ability to actively participate in mutual evaluation and related follow-up processes. The FATF Plenary acknowledges these severe challenges that countries face at this difficult time
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01 April 2020
Statement by the FATF President: COVID-19 and measures to combat illicit financing
Paris, 1 April 2020 - The members of the FATF, both domestically and multilaterally, are applying every available resource to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. As the global standard‑setter for combating money laundering (ML) and the financing of terrorism (TF) and proliferation, the FATF encourages governments to work with financial institutions and other businesses to use the flexibility built into the FATF’s risk-based approach to address the challenges posed by COVID-19 whilst remaining alert to new and emerging illicit finance risks
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24 March 2020
The countries of the Eurasian region are implementing a regional risk assessment project
In order to implement provisions of the EAG Strategy for 2019-2023, EAG member states launched a project on regional money laundering and terrorism financing risks assessment in the Eurasian region
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12 March 2020
IC meeting
A meeting of the Interagency Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (IC), chaired by Rosfinmonitoring Director Yury Chikhanchin, was held on 10 March 2020