News
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03 November 2009
November 2-3, the AML/CFT supervision workshop was held in Kishinev (Moldova)
Experts from the Central Bank of Russia and National banks of Moldova and Ukraine participated in the workshop alongside those from the EAG FIUs, the Council of Europe, banking community and international development banks including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Eurasian Development Bank
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20 October 2009
A financial intelligence unit was created in Tajikistan
October 20, 2009 the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon signed Order № 724 on creating an FIU under the National Bank of Tajikistan – the Financial Monitoring Department
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19 October 2009
The EAG Executive Secretary Igor Nebyvaev took part in the FATF Working Group meetings and Plenary Meeting which was held in Paris (France) on October 12-16
The FATF experts discussed their report to the G-20 focused on the analysis of the global financial crisis consequences and mitigating the damage from financial violations
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07 October 2009
Inter-sessional EAG meeting, dedicated to the 5th anniversary, was held on October 6-7 in Moscow (Russia)
The meeting was presided over by the EAG Chairman and Aide to the President of Russia Oleg Markov. Among the participants of the meeting were heads and other representatives of the financial intelligence units, law-enforcement and supervisory authorities of the EAG member states (Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), as well as representatives of the EAG observer states and organizations including Italy, the USA, Ukraine, the Eurasian Economic Community, Collective Security Treaty Organization and Eurasian Development Bank
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05 October 2009
Russia and Uzbekistan sign agreement on technical assistance cooperation in AML/CFT in Moscow (Russia) on October 5
The agreement was signed by the Head of the Department on Combating Fiscal & Foreign Currency Crimes and Money Laundering under the Uzbekistani General Prosecutor’s Office Mr. Zohkhid Dusanov and the General Director of the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) Mr. Alexandr Batalov
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30 September 2009
Inter-session EAG meeting dedicated to the 5th anniversary will be held on October 6-7 in Moscow (Russia)
The meeting will be presided over by the EAG Chairman and Aide to the President of Russia Oleg Markov. Among the participants of the Plenary will be heads of the financial intelligence units of the EAG member states including Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
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25 September 2009
The EAG Executive Secretary Igor Nebyvaev took part in the 30th MONEYAVL Plenary meeting
The MONEYVAL Plenary took place in Strasbourg (France) on September 21-24. Mr. Nebyvaev reported to the participants of the Plenary on the current EAG activities and their results; the EAG and MONEYVAL confirmed their decision to hold a joint typology workshop in 2010
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22 September 2009
A temporary ITMCFM representation will be operating in Kazakhstan
The Financial Monitoring Committee within the Kazakhstani Finance Ministry and the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) signed the Provisions on establishing a temporary ITMCFM representation in Kazakhstan
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18 September 2009
The Kyrgyzstani FIU and law enforcement staff received AML/CFT training
The training was organized by the ITMCFM and UNODC on September 16-17 in Osh (Kyrgyz Republic) and was held as part of the Global AML program
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14 September 2009
The Uzbekistani FIU staff received AML/CFT training organized by the World Bank/UNODC
The training, carried out by the World Bank/UNODC in cooperation with the Uzbekistani General Prosecutor’s Office, OSCE, ADB and EAG, took place in Tashkent on September 8-10, 2009