The EAG Secretariat participated in the 36th MENAFATF Plenary Meeting

The working groups and the 36th MENAFATF Plenary Meeting were held in Manama (Kingdom of Bahrain) from 20 to 25 May 2023. The Plenary adopted the MERs for the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Lebanon and the State of Qatar, as well as the 3rd FUR for the United Arab Emirates with a re-rating. In addition, it was decided to launch a project to assess ML/TF risks in the MENA region, based on the approaches used and proven effective in the Eurasian region.

On the sidelines of the Plenary Meeting the EAG Secretariat made a presentation on the best practices in enhancing international cooperation in the field of combating the financing of terrorism in the Eurasian region.

EAG Secretariat