Workshop on Countering the Financing of Terrorism was held in the Republic of Tajikistan

In the city of Dushanbe of the Republic of Tajikistan in the period from 11 to 12 December 2024 was held a Joint workshop of the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units of the CIS countries (CHFIU), the CIS Anti-Terrorist Center (CIS ATC), the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the International Training and Methodological Center for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) on the topic “Improving the qualifications of law enforcement agencies in the field of countering the financing of terrorist activities”.

The Workshop participants discussed issues of interagency cooperation, improving legislation on the circulation of virtual assets, and exchanged best practices for combating the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorists.

The representative of the EAG Secretariat informed about the work conducted by FATF and EAG in the Afghan track. Special attention was paid to the issues of preparation for the new round of mutual evaluations. 

EAG Secretariat