EAG News
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11 September 2020A criminal case of money laundering has been initiated in the Russian Federation against a former high-ranking official of the Primorsky Territory administration.
The Investigative Bodies of Primorsky Territory of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation initiated criminal proceedings against the former First Vice-Governor of Primorsky Territory, as well as against the general director of a commercial organization.
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07 September 202015-year anniversary of the foundation of the financial intelligence unit of the Kyrgyz Republic
Fifteen years ago, on September 8, 2005, the financial intelligence unit of the Kyrgyz Republic - Financial Intelligence Service of the Kyrgyz Republic was founded
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02 September 2020Draft 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.
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26 August 2020Sentence 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
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07 August 2020A 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".
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04 August 2020The 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".
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30 July 2020On 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
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09 July 2020EAG 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
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08 July 2020MONEYVAL 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
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07 July 2020Tajikistan 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