WGTA Methodological projects

WGTA Methodological projects

This document is approved by the 38th Plenary of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and summarizes the experiences and best practices of supervisory authorities of the EAG Member States in conducting sectoral ML/TF risk assessments.
The document is intended for use in the work of the EAG Member States' supervisors in conducting ML/TF risk assessments at the level of supervised sectors, and in using risk assessment results in applying the risk-based approach to supervision.
The document is the result of the joint work of the members of the Project Team consisting of representatives of supervisory authorities and financial intelligence units of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan. 

The document was approved by the decision of the 40th Plenary Meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) in May 2024. It included templates for feedback between FIUs of the Member States on international requests and acts of bilateral crosschecks. 

The development of unified forms is caused by the need to qualitatively implement FATF Recommendation 40, which requires countries to report on the use and usefulness of the information received upon request of their foreign counterparts. The practice of providing feedback is generally practised.