News
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10 April 2010
Financial intelligence experts from Russia and Belarus discussed the results of the recent Egmont Group meeting
The FIU specialists of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation discussed the key issues of the latest Egmont Group meeting held in Mauritius in this March by the means of secure channels of videoconferencing
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09 April 2010
Joint FATF/EAG high level mission held in Turkmenistan
The FATF and EAG experts visited Turkmenistan on April 5-6, 2010. They spent two days meeting with high-ranking representatives of government authorities
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02 April 2010
On the EAG Intersessional Meeting
On March 30-31, the EAG Intersessional meeting was held in Moscow, Russia where the new EAG initiative on ML/FT risk assessment and prevention in international financial relations was discussed
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24 March 2010
On the Meeting of the Interagency Commission on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
For the first time, the representatives of the Republic of Belarus participated in the Meeting of the Russian Interagency Commission on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT Commission) held on March, 23. Based on an initiative of Yury Chikhanchin, the Head of Rosfinmonitoring, it was supported by Oleg Markov, the EAG Chairman
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09 March 2010
AML/CFT law implemented in Kazakhstan
March 9, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Counteracting Legalization (Laundering) of Ill-gotten Proceeds and Terrorist Financing, adopted on August 28, 2009, came into force
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26 February 2010
The EAG representatives participated in the joint FATF and MENAFATF Working Groups and Plenary meeting which took place in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on February 14 – 19
One of the key issues of the Plenary agenda was finalizing report to the G20 on non-cooperative and/or high risk jurisdictions which the FATF has been working on since February 2009. This initiative is aimed at ensuring security and stability of the international economic system by broader compliance of countries with the AML/CFT standards, particularly FATF 40+9 Recommendations
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26 February 2010
The EAG representatives participated in the joint FATF and MENAFATF Working Groups and Plenary meeting which took place in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on February 14 – 19
One of the key issues of the Plenary agenda was finalizing report to the G20 on non-cooperative and/or high risk jurisdictions which the FATF has been working on since February 2009. This initiative is aimed at ensuring security and stability of the international economic system by broader compliance of countries with the AML/CFT standards, particularly FATF 40+9 Recommendations
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28 January 2010
Memorandum of understanding signed between the EAG and the CCACD CSTO
On January 28 the EAG Chairman, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Oleg Markov and Director of the Federal Drug Control Service, Chairman of the Coordinating council of the heads of the competent authorities on combating drug trafficking (CCACD) of the member states of the Collective security treaty organization (CSTO) Mr. Viktor Ivanov signed a Memorandum of understanding between the EAG and the CCACD CSTO
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18 January 2010
Financial Intelligence Unit created in Turkmenistan
A Financial Intelligence Unit was created under the Turkmenistani Ministry of Finance. Its activities will be aimed at combating money laundering in the framework of the national AML/CFT legislation