The Inter-Agency Committee for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The President of Uzbekistan, by his Decree of September 20, 2018, established an Inter-Agency Committee for Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, comprising representatives of Uzbekistan's law enforcement agencies as well as ministries and departments active in this area.

Among the key objectives of the Committee are:

- facilitating the assessment of the money laundering and terrorist financing risks, as well as the development, on the basis of its findings, of proposals and adoption of measures to further develop and strengthen the domestic AML/CFT system;

- development of proposals for improving the state AML/CFT policies;

- bringing Uzbekistan's law into line with the FATF Recommendations and international legal instruments related to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

- analysis of law enforcement practice, identifying the causes and conditions conducive to ML/TF offences and drafting of proposals for their elimination.

According to the said decree, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office is a working body of the Committee.

The Committee’s activities are aimed at promoting cooperation between government agencies, self-regulatory organizations and the private sector in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 

Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan