Svetlana Sharapova, Advisor to the International Cooperation Department of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, participated in a joint training program on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism for assessors from EAG member states and countries-participants in the Belt and Road initiative.
The training was organized with the participation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the EAG Secretariat and took place at the China-IMF Capacity Development Center in Shenzhen.
A total of 45 AML/CFT/CPF experts from Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan attended the event.
Discussions centered on the application of the updated FATF Methodology for assessing technical compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems. Attendees acquired essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills in preparation for the upcoming round of FATF/EAG mutual evaluations.
