Boris Toropov and Ivan Anisimov, representatives of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, participated in the 10th meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (WGCT) and its expert subgroup sessions.
The events took place from June 4 to 6 in Brasília, Brazil. The meetings gathered relevant ministries and agencies officials from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa, the UAE, and other countries.
In his report, Boris Toropov shared Russia’s experience in providing technical assistance to BRICS countries in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, particularly through the work of ITMCFM.
Ivan Anisimov presented the preliminary findings of a research project initiated by the Russian side, which focuses on identifying the specific financial mechanisms used by international terrorist organizations. He also introduced the model for the project’s second phase, which will focus on identifying digital tools and services used by international terrorist organizations.
