Beirut hosts FATF meeting on combating money laundering and terrorist financing

by **claud39** Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:53 pm

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Beirut hosts FATF meeting on combating money laundering and terrorist financing

29/11/2018

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The 28th General Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Task Force on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism was opened at the Phenicia Hotel, headed by the Secretary General of the Special Investigation Commission at the Banque du Liban, Abdelhafid Mansour, and the Secretary of Dr. Walid Al Khalid, Of the group. The meeting was attended by AML / CFT experts from the member countries of the Group, as well as experts from some countries and observers. In the three days prior to the general meeting, the meetings of the mutual assessment, technical assistance and applications were held, the forum of the financial information units of the countries of the group met, the meeting of the Forum of Experts on Combating Financing of Terrorism and the meeting of the National Committee for the Assessment of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. The two-day general meeting will cover several topics on its agenda. The most important of these is the discussion on the evaluation of the Kingdom of Morocco and the extent of its commitment to the international standards issued in the matter of combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of armaments. Recommendations, as well as a number of follow-up reports to Member States. The meeting will also discuss the relationship of the Group with international bodies and organizations working in the area of money laundering and terrorist financing and existing and future cooperation with them, such as FATF, the Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council and other counterparts, For the years 2019-2021 and the Group's work plan for 2019 and some working papers on plans, funding and other organizational and administrative matters.
This meeting comes within the framework of consolidating regional and international efforts to combat money laundering and related crimes, combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation of arms to protect economic, social and political systems against the dangers of such crimes. The Forum for combating cybercrime, which is being held by the Special Investigation Commission (SLA) for the fourth consecutive year, is to be held this year in cooperation with the group.