On October 8, 2025, an international seminar on strategic analysis in the field of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) was held in Bishkek

The State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS), as part of its preparations for the third round of mutual evaluations of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG), hosted an international seminar featuring the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) on the topic: "Strategic Analysis: National and International Experience in Preparation for the 3rd Round of EAG Mutual Evaluation,". The seminar was organized for representatives of financial intelligence units and competent authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic.

During the seminar, participants discussed modern approaches and best practices in strategic analysis, the role of interagency cooperation in mitigating risks of money laundering and terrorist financing, and exchanged experiences in preparing countries for the EAG mutual evaluation. The program included thematic sessions, panel discussions, experience sharing, and analysis of specific case studies in strategic analysis. Special attention was paid to the application of analytical approaches, working with Big Data, and the specifics of national risk assessment in the field of AML/CFT and Countering Proliferation Financing (CPF).

Welcoming remarks were delivered to the seminar participants by Kanat Asangulov, Chairman of the State Financial Intelligence Service of the Kyrgyz Republic; Andrey Frolov, Senior Advisor for AML/CFT/CPF and Financial Investigations of the EAG Secretariat; Shri Seuj Kumar Saikia, Deputy Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of India; and Rati Japaridze, Head of the Economics and Environment Department of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.

Reports at the seminar were presented by international and national experts, including Ilya Pegasov, Expert Specialist of the Risk Assessment Department of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation (Rosfinmonitoring); Shukhrat Khomidov, Lecturer at the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan; as well as representatives from the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) and the State Financial Intelligence Service of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The outcome of the seminar was the comprehensive formulation of concrete proposals and recommendations aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the national strategic analysis system in the Kyrgyz Republic. Particular attention was paid to improving risk assessment methods, optimizing interagency cooperation procedures, and implementing advanced analytical approaches applied at the international level.