The 48th issue of Financial Security magazine has been published

The new issue is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM).

In a message to the ITMCFM team, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote: “Through years of dedicated work, the ITMCFM has established itself as the leading Eurasian educational platform in the vital field of countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Centre’s experts excel at consolidating and promoting Russian and international best practices, and at training national personnel for countries across the Global South and East, including those in our immediate neighborhood. Their efforts have made a significant contribution to fostering depoliticized international anti-crime cooperation.”

In an exclusive interview, Viktor Zubkov, the first head of Russia’s financial intelligence service, discussed the creation of ITMCFM and its role in training specialized personnel, as well as in establishing and developing national systems to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).

The magazine also explores ITMCFM’s past, present, and future: how the Centre er has developed over 20 years, the results it has achieved, and its current plans. Interviews with ITMCFM’s first General Director and subsequent leaders—Igor Alekseev, Alexander Batalov, Galina Bobrysheva, Margarita Andronova, and Ivan Uvarov—highlight these developments.

Additionally, the issue features contributions by experts from Belarus, Brazil, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Oman, Pakistan, and Russia.

The latest issue of Financial Security is available via the link.