EU AML/CFT Global Facility

ICRJ implementation in relation to FATF REC 8 in Jamaica
2021-12-06 - 2021-12-10 | Jamaica, Jamaica
The EU Global Facility’s engagement with Jamaica continues.
On 2-6 December, the project will organise an e-training on the FATF Rec 8 compliance for regulators from Jamaica. Targeted at all key officials involved in the regulation of Not-for-Profit Organisations (NPOs), the training will establish the key steps needed to ensure sustainable progress on the establishment of a risk-based system of NPO regulation. As a reminder, this constitutes a key requirement of FATF R8 compliance.
Attendees will work on examining existing regulatory activity, whereby they will be acquainted with a risk-based system on NPOs regulation.

Expert Working Group on Scoping & Methodology 'Legal innovations against money laundering'
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-03 | Siracusa, Italy, Siracusa, Italy
Held as part of a series of activities organised by the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT in cooperation with the Siracusa International Institute, this meeting will gather for the first time the Expert Working Group on Scoping and Methodology to assess the scope and effectiveness of innovative legal approaches to money laundering investigations and asset recovery.
This group comprises leading criminal law academics, constitutional law specialists, Constitutional Court Judges and AML/CFT practitioners, who will work on a far-reaching study on the scope and effectiveness of innovative legal approaches to money laundering investigations, including criminal, civil and administrative legal approaches to asset recovery.
In this kick-off meeting, the working group will define the scope of the study and provide initial guidance to the research team. They will do so by taking part in two “tour de table” sessions where experts will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience about such innovations in their home jurisdictions.
The outcome of this guidance will serve to set up the project encompassing the various phases and methodology of the research.

NPO Workshop 'Countering TF risks in the NPO sector' - Mauritius
2021-11-25 | Mauritius, Mauritius
At the request of the authorities of Mauritius, the training was designed for representatives of the civil society from Mauritius.
It seeks to enable them to have a better understanding of AML/CFT main principles and standards, operation of AML/CFT systems and best practices applied in understanding and mitigating the risks of NPO abuse, as well as ensuring the compliance with the relevant EU and FATF recommendations and particularly FATF Recommendation 8 on the bases of recently adopted regulations and guidelines by the authorities of Mauritius.
Furthermore, the event aims to explain the recent developments that include the re-rating of Mauritius from NC (non-compliant) to LC (largely compliant).

This activity is part of a series of activities organised by the EU Global Facility in Mauritius from November 16 to 25th, 2021.

EuroMed meeting of the Forum of Prosecutors General
2021-11-23 - 2021-11-25 | Eurojust, The Hague, Netherlands
On November 23rd to 25th, 2021, the EU Global Facility on AML CFT participated in the third EuroMed meeting of the Forum of Prosecutors General, which took place at Eurojust in The Hague.
Our Senior Expert on Justice, Victoria Palau, was involved in a series of meetings, including the first cross-regional meeting of the Prosecutors general of the Mediterranean countries and EU MS, which led to the approval of one the first cross-regional Strategic Plan for judicial cooperation.
One of the two strategic topics and action plans approved by the Prosecutors general encompassed the judicial cooperation on the confiscation of crime proceeds and asset recovery, a subject matter at the core of the EU Global Facility’s work as it constitutes a crucial part of the financial investigation and penal chain on AML/CFT.
The third meeting of the EuroMed Forum of Prosecutors General was preceded by the 14th meeting of CrimEx, the expert group in judicial criminal matters of the EMJ programme.

Throughout those two days, the EU Global Facility, represented by Mrs Palau, and Euromed Justice discussed ways to enhance their cooperation on judicial matters.

BO Disclosure Framework workshop with the Bank of Mauritius
2021-11-23 - 2021-11-25
The three-day onsite workshop tackled the topic of “BO disclosure frameworks, supervisors and obliged entities: from multi-pronged approach to multi stakeholder engagement“.
Organised jointly by the EU AML/CFT Global Facility and the Bank Of Mauritius, the workshop constitutes the result of several joint activities conducted in the past month aimed of enhancing the understanding and effective implementation of Beneficial Ownership disclosure standards in Mauritius, by both the BoM and the obliged entities under its supervision.
This engaging public-private perspective resulted in dedicated “Beneficial Ownership Identification and Verification Guidelines” as well as a dedicated “Beneficial Ownership Supervision Handbook”. These Guidelines and Handbook will be extensively discussed with the BoM as well as other supervisors (e.g., FSC, FIU, AGO, MIPA) and their obliged entities under supervision during the course of the workshop.
Press Communiqué of the activity:
Financial Services: Workshop to reinforce capacity of financial institutions supervisors
Our team led by Arnaud Stien and Alexandre Taymans led discussions focused on the key features and challenges of international and EU BO standards, outreach tools that can be implemented as well as supervisory and sanctioning mechanisms available. New areas of cooperation were also discussed.
In his address, First Deputy Governor of the BoM Mr Kona Yerukunondu expressed gratitude to EU Global Facility for their “invaluable support to implement the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) action plan and the country’s exit from the FATF’s grey list”.
“Experts of EU Global Facility have been a key partner for Mauritius to improve techniques on AML/CFT and I am confident that the assistance provided by the EU will significantly enhance the skills of supervisors as they are highly instrumental in bringing industry practices at par with global standards.”
Mr Kona Yerukunondu also emphasised the importance of education as an effective tool to transform compliance cultures for organisations.
Mr Arnaud Stien underlined the opportunities arising for the country following its delisting from the FATF grey list.
“It is crucial to keep the momentum high as Mauritius embarks on a new journey as a global community. For the way forward, Mauritius needs to stay compliant and we will continue supporting the country in new areas of cooperation in the future.”

Operational Terrorist Financing Table Top Exercise in Mauritius
2021-11-23 - 2021-11-24 | Mauritius, Mauritius
The EU AML-CFT Global Facility will deliver a Table Top Training Event to AML-CFT agencies and their partners in Mauritius on 23-24 November 2021.
The workshop will use a live exercise involving CT officers, law enforcement and prosecutors in relation to exploiting fast time financial intelligence in the investigation of counter terrorism.
The exercise will take the form of a Table Top Training Event where attendees will be facilitated through a realistic terrorist simulation towards the stated objectives below. The simulation will outline a large terrorist event and will then focus on developing financial investigation and intelligence activity that will support the simulated criminal justice event. The exercice will be based on the geography and local economy of the Mauritius environment
The learning facilitation will lead the participants towards the identification of the financial footprint that pre-and-post terrorism attack activity leaves. Further participant analysis will allow for the development of an immediate financial investigative action plan that will steer and advise the local Mauritian authorities should an incident occur.
Ultimately, the activity seeks to support Mauritian partners to improve their capacities to:

– Prevent and detect the funding of terrorism – utilising the ITAC model.
– Support the investigation of a terrorist attack through the utilisation of Financial Intelligence including ‘crimes in action’ utilising a Post Incident Financial Investigation Actions Plan.
– Outline the financial behaviours that indicate operational terrorist financing to aid preventative and post incident investigations.

Regional Conference on FATF Rec 8 - Mauritius
2021-11-22 - 2021-11-24 | Mauritius, Mauritius
The Regional Workshop on ‘Compliance with International and EU Requirements concerning the FATF Recommendation 8’ took place on 22-24 November 2021, at Le Meridien Hotel in Mauritius.
It was organised by the EU Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing in collaboration with the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance of Mauritius.
The workshop, which will run through Wednesday 24 November 2021, witnesses the participation of representatives from Mauritius, Panama, Madagascar, Bangladesh, the Seychelles, Tunisia, Jordan, Zambia, among others. It seeks to allow regulators from Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) and representatives of Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) to exchange best practices and challenges faced among themselves and with the EU and other states on the applied methodology, chosen policies and work undertaken to ensure compliance of their legislation and practice with FATF Recommendation 8 requirements.
The event will also provide a tangible opportunity to proceed with concrete steps to promote effective supervision of NPOs and ultimately assist in relevant mutual evaluation assessments in relation to the said recommendation by the participating states. On the last day of the workshop, the Global Facility will also present its recent research report titled “Typologies of the Illicit Financial Abuse of NPO Sector – Specificity, Complexity, Complicity and Harm”.
In his keynote address to the audience, Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Hon. Mahen Kumar Seeruttun thanked the EU Global Facility for its “unwavering support to Mauritius at all times,” noting that “the EU Global Facility has provided us with technical assistance whenever requested, providing us with the highest quality of support and experts.”
Team Leader of the EU Global Facility, David Hotte, congratulated Mauritian partners on the successful delisting from the FATF grey list in October 2021, saying “we are very proud to have contributed, along with other international partners like GIZ, the UK, IMF and the UN, among others, to the delisting of Mauritius and we will continue working together even after this milestone. It is only the beginning of a new and promising era.”
For his part, Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation, H.E. Vincent Degert, commended the government, civil servants and public sector of Mauritius, stating “the government has repeatedly expressed its wish to address all ESAAMLG recommendations and to improve all their immediate outcomes scores, thus to become a role model for many countries worldwide.”
“I can only felicitate this attitude as it is very important that the current momentum for reform is maintained, to make these achievements sustainable and far-reaching, building on the very relevant tools that were developed with the help of the EU Global Facility assistance and of the other international donors and continuing their capacity building to be able to reach concrete results.”
The workshop is part of a series of activities organised by the EU Global Facility in Mauritius from November 16 to 25th, 2021.

Workshop on BO Register Mauritius
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19 | FSC House, Ebene, Mauritius
The two-day workshop titled ‘Transparency of Beneficial Owners and the Implementation Cycle of the BO Register: Exchange of Experiences and Future Challenges’ was held at the FSC House in Ebène, Mauritius, on 18-19 November 2021.
The event was organised by the EU Global Facility in collaboration with the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance and the Register of Companies (ROC). It focused on the role of beneficial owner registers as a tool to ensure transparency of beneficial owners, legal persons, trusts and similar legal arrangements.
Topics discussed included

(i) Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Frameworks: The Role of Beneficial Ownership Registers
(ii) Implementation of BO Registers by IFCs: Options and Challenges
(iii) country case studies presentation
(iv) Ensuring the Implementation of and an effective BO Register
(v) Exchange of Experiences and Open Discussion on Selected Topics

Our Key Expert on BO, Alexandre Taymans, delivered the opening session, alongside the Director of ROC, Mrs Prabha Chinien, and the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Navindsing Jugmohunsing. The training sessions were delivered by experts Sébastien Guillaume and Andrej Leontiev.
“The efforts and commitment of Mauritius in its delisting from the FATF grey list is a major milestone for the country and is a great encouragement for future endeavours,” said Mr Taymans, noting that the aim of the two-day workshop was to discuss issues and challenges that Mauritius and Europe, as jurisdictions, have in terms of implementing BO Registers.
The workshop, he added, “marks the start of a new partnership and open dialogue between the EU and Mauritius”.
For her part, Mrs Chinien, extended gratitude to the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT for their technical assistance in the implementation of the AML/CFT framework in Mauritius and the setting up of the BO Register.
She recalled that, during the FATF October 2021 Plenary, Mauritius was recognised as having made significant progress in addressing strategic AMLCFT deficiencies and improving the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls.
As for the Acting Permanent Secretary, he stated that Mauritius as an international financial centre is “committed to putting in place bold measures to maintain its reputation as a transparent and credible jurisdiction”. The Government, he said, is determined to protect the integrity of the financial services sector so that it continues to prosper in a sustainable manner and contributes to the economic development of the country.
He also expressed satisfaction regarding the efforts of all regulatory bodies in contributing to the removal of Mauritius from the FATF and UK AML/CFT deficiencies’ lists.
The activity is part of a series of activities that the EU GF is organising in Mauritius from 17 to 25 November 2021.
This article was produced in collaboration with the Government Information Service (GIS) of Mauritius
The activity is part of a series of activities that the EU GF is organising in Mauritius from 17 to 25 November 2021.

Wrap up workshop with the Mauritian Gaming Regulatory Authority
2021-11-17
On 17 November 2021, our Key Expert on Regulation Arnaud Stien and Joseph Attard met with the Gaming Regulatory Authority of Mauritius as a way to wrap up the technical assistance programme started two years ago.
This also marked the kick off of a new cooperation phase with the country, paving the way for its ‘resilience’ after its delisting.
In October 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced the removal of Mauritius from the list of high-risk third countries with regards to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. The country had previously been listed in June 2020.
From June 2019 until November 2021, the EU Global Facility has provided continuous technical assistance through various training and activities to help Mauritian authorities and AML/CFT actors rectify the strategic deficiencies in its national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework to be removed from the list.

International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
2021-11-14
Today marks the International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property, a topic at the heart of the work of the EU Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing.
Held every year on 14 November, the International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property “reminds the world that theft, looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property takes place in every country, robbing people of their culture, identity and history, and that we have to work together to combat this crime”, according to the UNESCO website.
What is the EU GF doing to tackle illicit trafficking and conflict looting?
Folllowing the introductory webinar held on 27 April 2021, the project has been working on the preparation of a series of global awareness events on blood antiquities trafficking, conflict looting and art theft.
They will pave the way to the production of a research paper outlining current trends and methodologies to disrupt ML/TF networks involved in those traffics.
What are the areas of work in this regard?

⚠️Managing the differences in Civil Law -v- Common law jurisdictions.
⚠️Maximising the EU protocol AML/CFT legislation and criminal legislation. (POCA, Civil recovery, Confiscation Orders)
⚠️Sharing of Financial intelligence between FIUs and LEAs.
⚠️Raising awareness of the differences in AML /CFT – cultural legislation, ( e.g. in some jurisdictions only art dealers and not individuals are subject to AML /CFT legislation, thereby investigative agencies may have to utilise criminal legislation to prove an AML/CFT offence )

Training on Financial Investigations of ML and Corruption Offences in Jordan
2021-11-11 - 2021-11-13 | Dead Sea, Jordan
The training on Financial Investigations of ML and Corruption Offences will take place at the Dead Sea, Jordan, in the presence of officials from the European Commission and Expertise France headquarters.
The event will take place over the course of three days and cover the following topics:

-International Standards and legislation on Money Laundering and Corruption
-Local experience: achievements and challenges
-Material elements constituting the offence of ML
-How does the offence of ML relate to the predicate offence of corruption?
-Confiscation of proceeds from corruption/laundered proceeds
-Role of gatekeepers/ Gatekeepers used as intermediaries in facilitating ML/Corruption
-Extraterritoriality: prosecution of legal persons and CEOs

E-workshop on Jordan's ML/TF risk assessment for legal persons and arrangements
2021-11-08 08:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Paris) | Jordan
The purpose of this workshop was to present the EU Global Facility’s Methodology for the ML/TF risk assessment of legal persons and arrangements that is to be drafted by Jordan.
Sessions covered topics such as legal entities and arrangements in scope, threat scenarios and vulnerabilities analysis, stakeholder engagement as well as outreach strategy.

E-workshop on BO Register Regulation for Jordan
2021-11-03 - 2021-11-04 | Jordan
This two-day workshop focused on Beneficial Ownership Register Regulation.
Delivered to the authorities of Jordan, it witnessed the attendance of representatives from the Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Central Bank of Jordan and the Companies Control Department.
Participants discussed the topics and key features to be included in BO disclosure frameworks, such as

-The type of thresholds to use
-The tools available to ensure consistent implementation and supervision of the requirements
-The issue of complex ownership structures
-The verification and sanction mechanisms to be implemented

Assistance on beneficial ownership has been part and parcel of the GF’s technical assistance to Jordan which began in November 2020.

Newsletter #2
2021-11-01
Our second newsletter is out !

Learn about what the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT has been doing from August to October 2021 and what is coming.

Capacity Building Support to the Judiciary of Jordan
2021-10-28 - 2021-10-30 | Dead Sea, Jordan
This workshop, which was conducted at the Dead Sea, aimed to assist the Jordanian authorities and the judicial council to prepare financial investigation guidelines as a step to increase the efficiency of ML and TF investigations and prosecutions.
Targeted at judges member of the Committee and representatives of the Anti Money Laundering Unit of Jordan, the activity covered the following topics (among others):

– Determining the thresholds for proceeds of the predict crime to initiate a financial investigation
– Practical issues to initiate money laundering investigations
– Ties with the FIU for financial analytical support
– Practical procedures and standards

Our Speakers:

Oxana Gisca, head of supervision and compliance at the FIU of Moldova
Jean-Francois Thony, President of the Siracusa Institute and Honorary Prosecutor General
Nicole Voorhuis, former senior prosecutor and supervisor

FATF REC 8 compliance - Training of Jordan's regulators and NPOs (on-site)
2021-10-24 - 2021-10-26 | Dead Sea, Jordan
This training on FATF Recommendation 8 compliance will be conducted at the Dead Sea, Jordan, for members of the Working Group namely representatives of competent authorities and selected NPOs.
Held in close collaboration with local authorities, the interactive training is organised with the support of local partner Edmaaj for Development and Social Responsibility Consulting and in coordination with the leading partners of the Global NPO Coalition on FATF.
Over the course of three days, the interactive event will tackle the following topics:

Sharing and reviewing the preliminary results of the residual risk assessment. Amendment and verification by attending stakeholders
Development of evidence-based strategic recommendations for improved mitigation of terrorist financing risks
Definition of an action plan for the implementation of the recommendations and securing the commitment of stakeholders

This training comes after an initial activity held in September 2021 with local NPOs, which sought to assess the effectiveness of mitigating measures in reducing terrorist financing risks amongst most at-risk NPOs; evaluate the overall residual risk of TF in the NPO sector; develop, prioritise and benchmark recommendations for a joint, evidence-based strategic action plan; and commit to a mechanism for re-assessment.
Both events are part of a series of activities aimed at supporting Jordan’s improved compliance with the FATF Rec 8 requirements.

E-workshop on UBO for Morocco
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-22
This online workshop is the continuation of the initial work conducted with the authorities of Morocco on the implementation of a national framework relating to the transparency of the beneficial owners of legal persons and legal arrangements.
Paving the way for future actions, the activity is titled ‘Implementation of a UBO register, regulatory and operational considerations’ and covers:

– The international and national framework relating to the transparency of legal persons and legal arrangements
– Project and stakeholder management
– Development, testing and production phase
– Supervision phase

Prosecutors and AML CFT (3/3)
2021-10-18 09:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Amman)
This e-training was the third and final in a series of three weekly training designed for the prosecution service of the United Arab Emirates.
This training focused on money laundering and its link to predicate offence, investigation of money laundering cases and the kind of specific litigation skills required from prosecution.
It also touched upon:

The importance of having prosecutors with specialised expertise on money laundering crimes (i.e. investigation, prosecution and knowledge of adjudication)
Evidence admissibility and how to assess the value of evidence
Data secrecy, confidentiality and privacy regarding ML criminal proceedings

Started in August 2021, the series of judiciary training targeted representatives of the prosecution services and covered the general AML/CFT requirements and standards in this regard. Most specifically, it focused on the operation of mutual evaluations by the FSRB and the IOs relevant to the target group, as well as the challenges and best practices regarding the prosecution and adjudication of AML/CFT cases by the national jurisdictions.

Regional workshop on BO and FIU: trusts, LA and investment vehicles
2021-10-19 12:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
The second “Regional Workshop on Beneficial Ownership and Financial Intelligence Unit” was organised on 19 October 2021 by the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT jointly with the Office for Prevention and Fight Against Money Laundering (SPCSB) from the Republic of Moldova.
The half-day workshop focused on the issue of beneficial ownership in relation to trusts, legal arrangements and investment vehicles. It was aimed at representatives from Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine, as a follow up from the first workshop held on 14-15 July 2021.
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Scoping Mission in Panama
2021-10-11 - 2021-10-14 | Panama, Panama
On 8-13 October 2021, key Experts from the EU Global Facility met with a number of representatives from entities of Panama’s financial penal and investigation chain to agree on the future course of action. This scoping mission came as a result of the fruitful start of technical assistance activities delivered to Panama since May 2021.
In March 2021, the EU Global Facility received a request for technical assistance on Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) from Panama.
A month later, a work programme was shared with the country, followed by the kick-off of activities in May.
A set of e-training sessions and mentoring activities was delivered over the next six months, focusing on:

-UBO: Work focused on building a national BO disclosure framework, scoping review, and IT Procurement methodology.
-LEA: three e-training courses on parallel investigations, proactive investigations and cash smuggling.
-Mentorship “ICRG” to reinforce the capacity of the national authorities to cooperate and coordinate their tasks with foreign technical assistance providers, and according to the FATF action plan.

The partnership culminated with the one-week scoping mission conducted by the GF’s team on 8-13 October.This provided the opportunity to discuss with the national competent authorities and other partners, including the EU Delegation, French, German, US and UK embassies, as well as Transparency International.

What are the perspectives?

– To consolidate the partnership with the national competent authorities and foreign technical assistance providers
– Following the discussions held to consolidate the technical assistance programme on IO5, IO7 and IO1 through training/mentoring sessions, workshops, conferences

The EU GF is already planning its next visit to Panama on 8 – 9 November 2021.
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Webinar: Best Practices in Correspondent Banking Relationships
2021-09-29 09:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Paris)
Best practices in correspondent banking relationships – From operational to supervisory and enforcement approach was a two-folded pilot workshop event aimed at facilitating best practices and use of available tools between the Central Bank of the UAE and different stakeholders involved in the financial investigation and penal chain ).
Participants in the event included a broad range of actors from the banking industry, supervisory authorities, enforcement authorities and international organisations. Speakers included representatives from the Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Banking Authority, the European Commission, the UAE Central Bank and Egypt’s FIU (EMLCU), among others.
The e-workshop was composed of two chapters of a half-day each:

Chapter 1 on Operational aspects of correspondent banking where speakers described the payment process commonly used in correspondent banking. They presented some of the features and characteristics of the different messaging methods.
Chapter 2 on Compliance and enforcement of correspondent banking risks. This part focused on the elements to set out to provide clear guidance for supervisors to proceed with the work of designing or improving national supervisory practice on correspondent banking, and on enforcement investigation by the FIU.

Following the event, a consolidated Key Needs Assessment document was produced, gathering relevant input from all participants. It provided key suggestions and specific areas for improvement with regards to the work of the Central Bank of the UAE on CoBa. The document, available below, seeks to serve as a useful resource for the CB’s future action on CoBa and potential framework improvement. It shall also serve as an informative roadmap for future activities of the Global Facility on CoBa. Our Speakers:

Abigail MARSHMAN, Acting Head AML/CFT Supervision Department at Central Bank UAE
Robert SCHNEIDER, Head of FCC experts for EMEA at SWIFT
& Alaa Al Rousan, Senior Account Director at SWIFT
Patrick KAUK, Deputy Head of Group – Management of Foreign Accounts at Deutsche Bundesbank
Carolin Gardner, (Acting) Head of Unit (AML/CFT) at European Banking Authority
Dr Amr Rashed – Head of International Cooperation at Egyptian Money Laundering Combating Unit and Chair of the Training and Technical Assistance Working Group at Egmont Group

Prosecutors and AML CFT: Asset Recovery (2/3)
2021-09-27 09:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Dubai)
The Prosecutors e-training is the second in a series of e-training designed for the prosecution service of the United Arab Emirates.
The five-day training targets representatives of the prosecution services and covers the general AML/CFT requirements and standards in this regard. Most specifically, it focuses on the operation of mutual evaluations by the FSRB and the IOs relevant to the target group.
This weekly training also explores the challenges and best practices regarding the prosecution and adjudication of AML/CFT cases by the national jurisdictions.

Cash Smuggling (e-training)
2021-09-19 - 2021-09-23
The Cash Smuggling on AML/CFT training will focus on the smuggling of cash through the porous borders of Jordan, with an emphasis on cash control regulation at border posts and airports.
This module will emphasise the need for such activities to be intelligence-led and operated in a multi-agency fashion between various law enforcement agencies.
The training has been modified as a result of feedback from the ongoing e-training events to meet their specific needs, particularly re-addressing FATF Recommendations.

Webinar : Judicial Cooperation in the MENA region
2021-09-22 13:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Amman)
The Webinar on ‘’Strengthening Judicial Cooperation in the MENA Region: Judges and Prosecutors at the forefront of the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing’’ is co-organised with the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights.
◦ What works and does not work for judicial co-operation on AML/CFT matters: A high-level situation analysis for the MENA region?
◦ Countering the financing of terrorism: a specific challenge for the MENA region
◦ National strategies to ensure effective investigations and prosecutions relating to anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF) and counter-proliferation
◦ Constitutional arguments as obstacles to judicial cooperation: contrasting myth and reality
◦ Improving the capacity of investigators and judicial systems to turn intelligence into evidence
The event is open ONLY to judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers from the MENA region. Registration will close on 21 September 2021.
