The delegation of the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, headed by the Chairman Dmitriy Malakhov, participates in an international forum dedicated to the problems of combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The forum takes place from April 24 to 26 in Russia, El.kz reports.
The forum is attended by representatives of financial intelligence agencies from Russia, the UAE, China, Egypt, Brazil, Cuba, as well as from the CIS countries, including Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Participants discuss current challenges in the field of money laundering and terrorist financing, especially in the context of the use of new technologies, and exchange experience in international cooperation to reduce transnational risks in this area.
Representatives of the Kazakh Agency actively participate in the discussions, share the country's experience in countering the use of virtual assets for financial crimes, as well as Kazakhstan's efforts to recover criminal assets.
Dmitriy Malakhov also took part in the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units, where the work plans of the Council and its working groups for the current year were approved, measures to minimize risks in the field of money laundering and terrorist financing were discussed.
On the sidelines of the forum, bilateral meetings of the Kazakh delegation with the heads of financial intelligence services of other countries were also held, during which issues of further deepening cooperation were considered.