Workshop on preparation for the 2nd round of Mutual Evaluation of AML/CFT System of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The EAG Secretariat, the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Rosfinmonitoring, the People's Republic of China and UNODC on April 19-20, 2021 held a virtual Workshop on preparation for the 2nd round of Mutual Evaluation of the AML/CFT System of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by the representatives of state bodies and the private sector of Kazakhstan involved in the mutual evaluation process.

The EAG Executive Secretary Mr. S. Teterukov in his opening speech emphasized that the workshop is held in advance of the EAG mutual evaluation and its main objective is to promote awareness of the participants of the AML/CFT system of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the best practices and lessons learned from the EAG Member States that have successfully passed the mutual evaluation.

In the framework of the workshop the representatives of the state bodies and the private sector of Kazakhstan were informed about the process of mutual evaluation, provisions of the FATF Methodology, as well as peculiarities of providing information on technical compliance and effectiveness in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the national AML/CFT system and its compliance with the FATF Standards.

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