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The World Bank UNODC AML CFT Newsletter, April 2013 English ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM (AML/CFT) NEWSLETTER FOR CENTRAL ASIA Issue 77. April 2013 Available online at http://www.imolin.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1 FATF Europe/Eurasia Regional Review Group 5 The FATF Plenary and Working Group Meetings Meeting Date: 16 – 17 May 2013 Date: 17 - 21 June 2013 Organizer: FATF Organizer: FATF Location: Paris, France Location: Oslo, Norway Contact information: [email protected] Contact information: [email protected] 2 Joint EAG/Egmont Group workshop to exchange 6 21st Egmont Group Plenary Meeting experience on new IT technologies for financial monitoring in the AML/CFT sphere Date: 20 May 2013 Date: 1 - 5 July 2013 Organizer: EAG Organizer: The Egmont Group Location: Minsk, Belarus Location: South Africa Contact information: [email protected] Contact information: 3 18th EAG Plenary and Working Group Meetings 7 The 42nd MONEYVAL Plenary Meeting Date: 21 - 24 May 2013 Date: 16 – 20 September 2013 Organizer: EAG Organizer: Moneyval Location: Minsk, Belarus Location: Strasbourg, France Contact information: [email protected] Contact information: [email protected] 4 The Final NRA Workshop Date: 28 - 30 May 2013 Organizer: World Bank/OSCE/Kyrgyz FIU Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Contact information: [email protected] 1 We welcome contributed articles of up to one page in length! To submit information for inclusion to the newsletter or to be added to or removed from the distribution list, please contact Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo at [email protected] AML/CFT Developments in Central Asia deficiencies and encouraged Kyrgyzstan to Finance in 2009. Turkmenistan became a work on implementing its action plan to member of EAG in June 2010. The Mutual address these deficiencies. In its recent Evaluation Report and the first Follow-up AFGHANISTAN statement from February 2013 the FATF Report of Turkmenistan were adopted by encouraged Kyrgyzstan to swiftly enact the the EAG in June 2011. The FATF during its Afghanistan enacted an AML/CFT law in adequate amendments related to countering June 2012 plenary meeting decided to 2004. The FIU was established in 2005. terrorist financing. In November 2012 the remove Turkmenistan from its monitoring The on-site visit of Afghanistan’s mutual 7th Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Report was process under its on-going global AML/CFT APG-IMF evaluation took place in January adopted by the EAG Plenary. EAG decided to compliance process. The FATF welcomed 2011. Afghanistan is a member of the Asia place Kyrgyzstan under the enhanced Turkmenistan’s significant progress in Pacific Group (APG) and an observer to the monitoring procedure, thus requiring improving its AML/CFT regime and noted EAG. Afghan FIU became an Egmont reporting to the EAG during the next plenary that Turkmenistan has largely met its Group member in June 2010. meeting. commitments in its Action Plan regarding the strategic deficiencies identified by FATF. Turkmen FIU became an observer to RUSSIAN FEDERATION BELARUS Egmont Group during its 20th Plenary meeting in July 2012. In November 2012 A Joint AML/CFT Mutual Evaluation of Turkmenistan presented its 4th follow-up The AML/CFT Law of Belarus was adopted Russian Federation was conducted by in 2000. Belarus became a member of the report to the EAG and EAG decided to FATF/Moneyval/EAG in 2007. The Mutual remove Turkmenistan from its follow-up Egmont Group in 2007. Belarus is a Evaluation Report was adopted by member of EAG. The Mutual Evaluation FATF/Moneyval/EAG in June and July 2008. procedure. Report of Belarus was adopted by EAG in In December 2010 the Russian Federation December 2008. Two Mutual Evaluation submitted its second follow-up report to the Follow-up Reports were adopted by EAG in EAG Plenary. The second 3rd round UZBEKISTAN December 2009 and December 2010 . In progress report of the Russian Federation November 2012 Belarus submitted its third was adopted by Moneyval in September Uzbekistan is a member of EAG. The follow-up report to the EAG Plenary. 2011. The Russian Federation is a member Mutual Evaluation Report of Uzbekistan of FATF, Moneyval and EAG; it chairs the was adopted during the EAG Plenary EAG and Moneyval and co-chairs the EAG meeting in Almaty in June 2010. The 2nd CHINA Technical Assistance, Typologies, Evaluation Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Report was / Legal, and Supervision Working Groups. adopted by EAG in November 2012. The The AML/CFT law came into force on 1 amendments to the Uzbek AML/CFT Law January 2007. The Mutual Evaluation came into force on 22 April 2009. Report of China was adopted by FATF in TAJIKISTAN Amendments to other 16 laws were June 2007 and by EAG in December 2007. adopted by the Parliament in September The fifth Mutual Evaluation Follow-up On 25 March 2011 the AML/CFT Law was 2009. In its February 2010 statement the Report was adopted by EAG in December adopted by the Parliament and signed by the FATF welcomed Uzbekistan’s significant 2010. China is a member of EAG and President. A decision to establish the progress in improving its AML/CFT regime FATF, and co-chairs the EAG Evaluation/ Financial Monitoring Department (FIU) under and noted that Uzbekistan addressed the Legal Working Group. In February 2012 the the National Bank of Tajikistan was taken by AML/CFT deficiencies that the FATF had FATF adopted the follow up report of China the President on 20 October 2009. Tajikistan identified in February 2008. Uzbekistan is and decided to take off China from its is a member of EAG. The World Bank mutual no longer subject to the FATF’s enhanced regular follow-up process. China will report evaluation report was adopted by EAG in monitoring process. Uzbek FIU became an back to the FATF Plenary on any further December 2008. In December 2008 the EAG Egmont Group member in July 2011. improvements to its AML/CFT regime on a placed Tajikistan under the enhanced follow biennial basis. up procedure . In November 2012 Tajikistan th presented its 8 follow-up report to the EAG INDIA Plenary and the EAG decided to keep KAZAKHSTAN Tajikistan on the enhanced follow up A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) was procedure, thus requiring reporting to the set by the Government of India in The AML/CFT law was adopted in June EAG during the next plenary meeting. In July November 2004 and is a member of 2009 and came into force on 9 March 2010. 2012 during the 20 th Egmont Plenary meeting Egmont Group. FIU-IND is an independent The Financial Monitoring Committee (FIU) in Saint Petersburg the Tajik FIU became a body reporting directly to the Economic was established within the Ministry of member of the Egmont Group. In June 2011 Intelligence Council headed by the Finance Finance on 24 April 2008. Kazakhstan is a Tajikistan was included in the FATF public Minister. India has criminalised money member of EAG, and co-chairs the EAG document “Improving Global AML/CFT laundering under the Prevention of Money Technical Assistance Working Group. In Compliance: On-going Process”. The FATF Laundering Act and the Narcotic Drugs and October 2010 Kazakhstan underwent an encouraged Tajikistan to address its Psychotropic Substances Act. These laws EAG AML/CFT Mutual Evaluation. The remaining deficiencies and continue the came into force in 2005 and were amended Mutual Evaluation Report was adopted process of implementing its action plan. In its in 2009. The Unlawful Activities during the EAG Plenary in June 2011. In recent statement from February 2013 the (Prevention) Act was amended in 2004 to July 2011 during the Egmont plenary FATF recommended Tajikistan to:(1) address criminalize, inter alia, terrorist financing, meeting in Yerevan, Armenia the Kazakh remaining issues regarding criminalization of and it was further amended in December FIU became a member of the Egmont ML and TF; (2) establish and implement the 2008 to broaden its scope and to bring the Group. adequate procedures for the confiscation of legislation more in line with the funds related to ML and identifying and requirements of the International freezing terrorist assets; (3) address the KYRGYZSTAN Convention for the Suppression of the remaining issues relating to the FIU, STR Financing of Terrorism. India is a member reporting requirements, and customer due of FATF and APG and in December 2010 diligence measure. Kyrgyz State Financial Intelligence Service became also a member of EAG. India holds - SFIS (FIU) became a member of the a position of a Vice-Chair of EAG. The Egmont Group in May 2009. Kyrgyzstan is st Mutual Evaluation Report of India was a member of EAG. The EAG 1 round adopted by FATF in June 2010. Mutual Evaluation Report of Kyrgyzstan TURKMENISTAN was adopted in June 2007. In October 2011 Kyrgyzstan was included in the FATF public The AML/CFT law was adopted by the document “Improving Global AML/CFT Parliament and signed by the President in Compliance: On-going Process”. FATF has May 2009. A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) determined certain strategic AML/CFT was established under the Ministry of 2 We welcome contributed articles of up to one page in length! To submit information for inclusion to the newsletter or to be added to or removed from the distribution list, please contact Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo at [email protected] EUROASIAN GROUP (EAG) update Schedule of EAG member-states’ AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations On-Site Plenary Country Evaluators Evaluation Discussion Mutual Evaluation Reports [MER] MER and Summary in English: http://www.fatf- gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/mer/MER%20China%20full.p
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