On June 18, 2024, a joint training on the practical AML/CFT experience sharing between Armenia, Russia and Uzbekistan started in the city of Yerevan (Republic of Armenia).
The training event is being held in-person at the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia for representatives of the Republic of Uzbekistan - officers of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office, the Central Bank, the National Agency of Prospective Projects and the Ministry of Justice.
Over the three days course, participants will consider the experience and best practices of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation in building national AML/CFT/CPF systems, methods of conducting operational and strategic analysis, collecting and processing information, assessing and monitoring ML/TF risks in the FI and DNFBP sectors.
At the program’s opening, the participants were welcomed by Deputy Director of the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia Astghik Karamanukyan, Head of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption in the Social Sphere, Department under the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan Erkin Kholmatov, Head of the Supervisory Department of Rosfinmonitoring Alexander Kuryanov, ITMCFM First Deputy Director General Oleg Ivanov and AML/CFT/CPF Counsellor, EAG Secretariat, Soat Rasulov.
During the first day of the training program, speakers presented the experience of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation in organizing the work of national AML/CFT systems, financial monitoring and supervisory methods, and also reviewed the FATF Guidance papers and Standards on the list of issues under consideration.
Event organizers: Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, Federal Financial Monitoring Service, International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring, EAG Secretariat.
