OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported regional trainings on countering money laundering and financing of terrorism

About 50 regional officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic participated at two in-person trainings courses, which took place from 16 – 18 April in Osh, from 12 – 13 September in Cholpon-Ata and from 6 to 8 December in Bishkek.

During the trainings, the participants discussed the current state of the national anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) system, enhanced their knowledge on parallel financial investigation, as well as on the main problems and risks in the field of AML / CFT. In addition, during the practical section the participants were able to exercise in detection of ML/FT financing schemes based on real cases. The trainings will enable them to advance their work in the effective fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and intensify coordinated cross-agency co-operation.

The trainings were organized in the framework of the OSCE UB project “Assisting the Kyrgyz Republic in Countering Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism”. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the state bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic in countering the laundering of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism. The project contributes to the improvement of the national AML/CFT system, strengthening of international and interagency cooperation, as well as improving the professional skills of employees.