With organizational support of the ITMCFM and Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the EAG Secretariat conducted a scheduled assessors training for the upcoming third round of mutual evaluations of the EAG member states. The event was held in accordance with the 2024-2025 EAG Work Plan to prepare for the new round of mutual evaluations.
The experts - representatives of public authorities from Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in the workshop held on November 4-8 in Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan). Representatives of financial intelligence units from Azerbaijan and Serbia were also trained alongside experts from the EAG Member States.
The participants studied the procedures for conducting the third round of mutual evaluations in accordance with the updated Procedure approved by the 40th EAG Plenary Meeting in June 2024. In addition, the Secretariat familiarized the trainees with the requirements of the Methodology for assessing technical compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the effectiveness of AML/CFT/CPF systems.
The training was supplemented by practical exercises. The trainees had the opportunity to assess the examples provided, take part in interviews with trainers and report on the main findings and key recommendations to improve the AML/CFT/CPF system of the fictitious country being assessed.
The training program is based on FATF materials and is fully compliant with FATF requirements, enabling trainees to participate not only in EAG mutual evaluations, but also in FATF and other FATF-style regional bodies.
The EAG Secretariat plans to deliver similar training events in 2025.
Source: EAG Secretariat
