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1 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM (AML/CFT) NEWSLETTER FOR CENTRAL ASIA Issue 83. November 2013 Available online at CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1 UNODC GPML Donors and Partners Meeting 5 FATF Working Group and Plenary Meeting 6 December 2013 UNODC Vienna, Austria February 2013 FATF Paris, France Secretariat@fatf-gafi.org 2 43rd MONEYVAL Plenary Meeting 6 Egmont Group Plenary and Working Group meetings 9 13 December 2013 MONEYVAL Strasburg, France dghl@moneyval.coe.int February 2013 Egmont Group 3 FATF Europe Eurasia Regional Review Group January 2013 FATF Paris, France Amy.boyle@fatf-gafi.org 4 World Bank AML/CFT mission to Astana, Kazakhstan January/February 2013 World Bank Astana, Kazakhstan jasanbaeva@worldbank.org 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 1

AML/CFT Developments in Central Asia AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan enacted an AML/CFT law in 2004. The FIU was established in 2005.

Afghan FIU became an Egmont Group member in June 2010. BELARUS The AML/CFT Law of Belarus was adopted in 2000. Belarus became a member of the Egmont Group in 2007.

The Mutual Evaluation Report of Belarus was adopted by EAG in December 2008. Three Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Reports were adopted by EAG in December 2009, December 2010 and November 2012.

The fifth Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Report was adopted by EAG in December 2010. China is a member of EAG, FATF and APG, and co-chairs the EAG Evaluation/ Legal Working Group.

China shall report back to the FATF Plenary on any further improvements to its AML/CFT regime on a biennial basis. KAZAKHSTAN The AML/CFT law came into force in March 2010.

Kazakhstan is a member of EAG and since November 2013 it holds a position of a Vice-Chair of EAG, and co-chairs the EAG Technical Assistance Working Group.

2 AML/CFT Developments in Central Asia AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan enacted an AML/CFT law in The FIU was established in The on-site visit of Afghanistan s mutual APG-IMF evaluation took place in January Afghanistan is a member of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) and an observer to the EAG. Afghan FIU became an Egmont Group member in June BELARUS The AML/CFT Law of Belarus was adopted in Belarus became a member of the Egmont Group in Belarus is a member of EAG and co-chairs the EAG Working Group on Counteraction of Financing Drug Business, Crime and Terrorism. The Mutual Evaluation Report of Belarus was adopted by EAG in December Three Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Reports were adopted by EAG in December 2009, December 2010 and November CHINA The AML/CFT law came into force in January The Mutual Evaluation Report of China was adopted by FATF in June 2007 and by EAG in December The fifth Mutual Evaluation Follow-up Report was adopted by EAG in December China is a member of EAG, FATF and APG, and co-chairs the EAG Evaluation/ Legal Working Group. In 2012 a representative of China was appointed as a rotating APG. In February 2012 the FATF adopted the follow up report of China and decided to take off China from its regular follow-up process. China shall report back to the FATF Plenary on any further improvements to its AML/CFT regime on a biennial basis. KAZAKHSTAN The AML/CFT law came into force in March The Financial Monitoring Committee (FIU) was established within the Ministry of Finance in April In July 2011 the FIU became a member of the Egmont Group. Kazakhstan is a member of EAG and since November 2013 it holds a position of a Vice-Chair of EAG, and co-chairs the EAG Technical Assistance Working Group. The Mutual Evaluation Report of Kazakhstan was adopted in June 2011 and in May 2013 Kazakhstan submitted its first follow-up report to the EAG plenary. In November 2013 Kazakhstan presented its interim report during the EAG plenary and EAG requested Kazakhstan to present the follow-up report at the next EAG plenary meeting. KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyz State Financial Intelligence Service - SFIS (FIU) became a member of the Egmont Group in May Kyrgyzstan is a member of EAG and co-chairs the EAG Working Group on Counteraction of Financing Drug Business, Crime and Terrorism. The Mutual Evaluation Report of Kyrgyzstan was adopted by EAG in June In October 2011 Kyrgyzstan was included in the FATF public document Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process. In its recent statement from October 2013 the FATF encouraged Kyrgyzstan to address the remaining issues in the criminalization of ML/TF, issues related to identification and freezing terrorist assets and implement effective AML/CFT supervisory program. In November 2013 the EAG adopted the 9 th Mutual Evaluation Follow-up of Kyrgyzstan and requested Kyrgyzstan to present its next follow-up report at the next EAG plenary meeting, when a possible removal of Kyrgyzstan from the follow-up procedure will be discussed. RUSSIAN FEDERATION A Mutual Evaluation Report of Russian Federation was adopted by FATF/Moneyval/ EAG in June and July The second 3rd round progress report of the Russian Federation was adopted by Moneyval in September In October 2013 the Russian Federation submitted its sixth followup report to the FATF Plenary and has been taken off the regular follow up process. The Russian Federation is a member of FATF, Moneyval and EAG; it chairs the FATF and co-chairs the EAG Technical Assistance, the Typologies, the Mutual Evaluation and Legal Issues, the Supervision and the Counteraction on Financing Drug Business, Crime and Terrorism Working Groups. TAJIKISTAN The AML/CFT Law was adopted in March In October 2011 the Financial Monitoring Department (FIU) was established under the National Bank of Tajikistan. In July 2012 the Tajik FIU became a member of the Egmont Group. Tajikistan is a member of EAG. The World Bank mutual evaluation report was adopted by EAG in December In December 2008 the EAG placed Tajikistan under the enhanced follow up procedure. In November 2013 the EAG adopted the 10 th follow-up report of Tajikistan and requested Tajikistan to present its next follow-up report at the next EAG Plenary meeting, when a possible removal of Tajikistan from the follow-up procedure will be discussed. In June 2011 Tajikistan was included in the FATF public document Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: Ongoing Process. In its recent statement from October 2013 the FATF recommended Tajikistan to:(1) address remaining issues regarding TF; (2) establish and implement the adequate procedures for the confiscation of funds related to ML and identifying and freezing terrorist assets; (3) address the remaining issues relating to the customer due diligence measure. TURKMENISTAN The AML/CFT law was adopted in May A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) was established under the Ministry of Finance in 2009 and in July 2012 it became an observer to the Egmont Group. Turkmenistan became a member of EAG in June The Mutual Evaluation Report and the first Follow-up Report of Turkmenistan were adopted by the EAG in June The FATF during its June 2012 plenary meeting decided to remove Turkmenistan from its monitoring process under its on-going global AML/CFT compliance process. The FATF welcomed Turkmenistan s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime and noted that Turkmenistan has largely met its commitments in its Action Plan regarding the strategic deficiencies identified by FATF. In November 2012 Turkmenistan presented its 4th follow-up report to the EAG and EAG decided to remove Turkmenistan from its follow-up procedure. UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan is a member of EAG and cochairs the EAG Working Group on Supervision. The Mutual Evaluation Report of Uzbekistan was adopted by EAG in June 2010 and by November 2012 the EAG adopted two follow-up reports of Uzbekistan. The amendments to the Uzbek AML/CFT Law came into force on 22 April 2009 and amendments to additional 16 laws were adopted in September In its February 2010 statement the FATF welcomed Uzbekistan s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime and noted that Uzbekistan addressed the AML/CFT deficiencies that the FATF had identified in February Uzbekistan is no longer subject to the FATF s enhanced monitoring process. Uzbek FIU became an Egmont Group member in July INDIA A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU - IND) was established in November 2004 as independent body reporting directly to the Economic Intelligence Council headed by the Finance Minister. FIU-IND is a member of Egmont Group. India has criminalised money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. These laws came into force in 2005 and were amended in India is a member of FATF, APG and EAG. In November 2013 India became the Chair of the EAG. The Mutual Evaluation Report of India was adopted by FATF in June In June 2013 the FATF adopted the follow up report of India and decided to take off India from its regular follow-up process. 2 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

3 EUROASIAN GROUP (EAG) update CHINA Country Schedule of EAG member-states AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations On-Site Plenary Evaluators Evaluation Discussion Mutual Evaluation Reports [MER] FATF, EAG Completed 2006 FATF (June 2007) EAG (Dec 2007) df 8 th Follow-up report: %20China.pdf EAG First MER, Progress report in English: BELARUS EAG July 27 Aug 3, 2008 EAG (December 2008 ) Five Follow up Reports are on EAG website MER and Summary in Russian: Three Progress Reports are available on EAG website _eng.doc KAZAKHSTAN EAG October 2-10, 2010 EAG (June 2011) KYRGYZSTAN EAG Feb 2007 EAG (June 2007) MER in Russian: _rus.doc MER with Summary in English: MER and Summary in Russian: RUSSIAN FEDERATION TAJIKISTAN EAG, FATF, MONEYVAL EAG, World Bank Sept 24 Oct 2, Nov 12-23, 2007 June 2007 FATF (June 2008) Moneyval (July 2008) EAG (July 2008) EAG (December 2008) Seven Follow up Reports are on EAG website MER and Summary in Russian: Two Follow up Reports are on EAG website MER in Russian: Seven Follow up Reports are on EAG website ed.doc UZBEKISTAN EAG November 8-14, 2009 TURKMENISTAN EAG November 7-14, 2010 EAG (June 2010) EAG (June 2011) MER in Russian nal.doc Two Follow up Report is on EAG website MER in Russian Three Follow up Reports are on EAG website To submit information for inclusion to the newsletter or to be added to or removed from the distribution list, please contact Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo 3 at

4 INDIA FATF, APG Nov 30 Dec 12, 2009 FATF (June 2010) APG (July 2010) The 19 th EAG Plenary and EAG Working Group meeting was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 12 to 15 November During the meeting the following topics were discussed/agreed: Dr. K.P. Krishnan (India) was elected as the new EAG Chairman. Kazakhstan became Co-Chair of the EAG; The follow-up reports of Russia and India were adopted. The EAG Plenary removed China, India and Russia from the EAG monitoring process; Kazakhstan provided an update on the legislative developments and improvements in their national AML/CFT system. The EAG Plenary expressed its concerns regarding the delays in adoption of the amendments to the AML/CFT law and other draft legislation indicated in the EAG follow-up report and decided to consider applying follow-up measures in accordance with its procedures at the next plenary meeting in June Kazakhstan shall present its next follow-up report in June 2014; Kyrgyzstan won the first contest for the best cooperation of the state authorities in AML/CFT among the EAG member-states. Kazakhstan and China became the laureates of the contest; The EAG concluded its 1st round mutual evaluation procedures and started to prepare for the 2nd round of mutual evaluations; The outcomes of the joint EAG/APG workshop on typologies and capacity building and Regional workshop on the freezing requirement pertaining to Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) were presented; The progress report of Tajikistan was discussed and adopted. The Plenary noted the significant progress made by Tajikistan and recommended to continue improving its national AML/CFT system. Tajikistan shall present its next follow-up report during the 20 th EAG plenary in June The EAG Plenary will discuss the possible removal of Tajikistan from the follow-up procedure; The progress report of Kyrgyzstan was discussed and adopted. The Plenary noted the significant progress made and encouraged Kyrgyzstan to continue its work on improving the national AML/CFT system and eliminating remaining deficiencies. Kyrgyzstan shall present its next follow-up report during the next EAG Plenary meeting in June The EAG Plenary will discuss the possible removal of Kyrgyzstan from the follow-up procedure. For more information on workshop please visit EAG website: TA update The Eurasian Group on Combating Money-Laundering and Terrorism Financing (EAG) and the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation (ITMCFM), acting in close cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), held a workshop on the freezing of assets under Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) on 10 and 11 November The workshop was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in the margins of the 19th EAG plenary meeting. Nine EAG member countries (Belarus, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and two observer States (Armenia and Ukraine) gave detailed overviews of their legal and operational regimes for freezing terrorist assets. Experts from Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, as well as from CTED, the UN 1267 Committee, UNODC, the World Bank, MONEYVAL and the OSCE, took part in the discussions. The event was part of a global initiative launched by CTED in October 2012 aimed at helping States establish or enhance national mechanisms for freezing terrorist assets in accordance with resolution 1373 (2001). Two similar regional events have already been held for member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union and Eastern African countries. Resolution 1373 (2001) requires Member States to freeze without delay funds and other financial assets of people who commit, or attempt to commit, terrorist acts. The assets of those who participate in or facilitate the commission of these acts should also be frozen in an effort to disrupt terrorism financing. To comply with the resolution's provisions, States must build a national designation mechanism that is in line with due process guarantees, examines third-country requests and conducts outreach to the private sector. Most EAG member countries have recently amended their laws on asset freezing, which are generally implemented by their national financial intelligence units. For more information please visit Effective mechanisms to prevent and combat money laundering were the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop that took place in Ashgabat on 18 November The workshop was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA). It brought together 20 officials from the Finance Ministry, the Financial Intelligence Unit, the Economy and Development Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Tax Service, the law-enforcement agencies and banks. Experts from Poland, Serbia and the OSCE Secretariat talked about building an institutional framework, enhancing professional skills and knowledge to successfully prevent and combat money laundering. To submit information for inclusion to the newsletter or to be added to or removed from the distribution list, please contact Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo 4 at

5 The workshop participants discussed issues related to national risk assessment and activities to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism in Turkmenistan. The training workshop is a follow-up to a workshop on anti-corruption mechanisms held in April 2013; it is part of the Centre s project on reinforcement of good governance principles in Turkmenistan. Other activities under the project in 2013 included also a study tour to Serbia for officials from Turkmenistan to discuss anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering practices with their Serbian counterparts. OECD update Third International Forum on Tax and Crime was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 7-8 November The Forum was jointly hosted by the Turkish Tax Administration, Tax Inspection Board and Financial Intelligence Unit. Building on previous events in Oslo and Rome, the Third Forum on Tax and Crime provided an opportunity for senior government officials from tax and customs administrations, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption authorities, police and law enforcement, public prosecutors, financial regulators and government Ministries, as well as international organisations and NGOs, to discuss current issues and country experiences on key policy and operational topics in combating all forms of financial crime. Sessions focused on the following: - Models for improving inter-agency co-operation in fighting financial crimes, including the launch of the updated OECD report on Effective Inter-Agency Co-operation in Fighting Tax Crimes and Other Crimes; - Current issues in combating corruption, including a panel discussion with senior government experts and presentation on the new OECD Bribery and Corruption Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners and Auditors; - Removing legal and operational barriers to effective international co-operation in combating financial crimes; - The use of Suspicious Transaction Reports in fighting tax crimes; - Combating financial crime in the Fisheries Sector, including presentations on INTERPOL s new Project Scale and the OECD report on tax crime in the sector; - Current strategies for detecting and combating tax evasion through electronic sales suppression; - Addressing issues of tobacco smuggling and its impact on other crimes including money laundering and tax offences; - Current strategies for stemming illicit flows from developing countries. Egmont Group update Egmont Group Case study: Use of Anonymous Asset Types The national FIU in a Northern European country received two suspicious transaction reports, which triggered a financial investigation: Dennis, Muriel and Patrick worked for a drugs trafficking organisation, although they had no criminal records and had not been identified by the police as being in any way involved in drugs trafficking activities. Other members of the trafficking organisation transferred large amounts of money into accounts that the three had opened in a bank in the Northern European country. Shortly after the transfers, the money was withdrawn in cash. At this stage the bank became concerned and decided to disclose to the national FIU. Daniel, Muriel, and Patrick transported the money in cash form to other European jurisdictions where it was still possible to obtain anonymous numbered accounts. Once within the jurisdictions, they opened more than 40 different accounts between them to make the fund movements as complex as possible for any investigation by the authorities in that country. The cash that they had smuggled into the country was split up into the various accounts. The three individuals used the receipts from the banks where they had withdrawn the money to prove the legal origin of the funds - and because they spread the anonymous accounts across a range of banks they were able to use the same documentation in support of multiple account openings. Once the accounts had been successfully opened, the three returned to their initial country with the account documentation. However, following an investigation by FIU and police, the three were arrested upon their return and convicted to a total of ten years imprisonment for drug trafficking offences and drug money laundering. Approximately US$6,000,000 was confiscated in total. Indicators: Multiple transfers into a personal account Large-scale cash transactions Unrealistic wealth compared to client profile «Egmont» group 100 Sanitized cases are available at: To submit information for inclusion to the newsletter or to be added to or removed from the distribution list, please contact Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo 5 at

6 Publications and Websites of Interest olin.pdf World_Drug_Report_2013.pdf Official website of the UNODC. (In English, Russian, Spanish) World Bank s AML/CFT website. (In English) World Bank and UNODC s Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (StAR) website International Money Laundering Information Network administered by UNODC Global Program against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism (GPML) on behalf of a partnership of eleven international organizations and offering model laws, legal library, calendar of key events and other AML/CFT related information. (In English, with some Russian) The EurAsian Group is the FATF-Style Regional Body serving Central Asia. (In English and Russian) UNODC Model Law in Russian The Guidance on the Risk-Based Approach to combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing adopted by the FATF. It outlines the high-level principles involved in applying the risk-based approach, and indicates good public and private sector practice in the design and implementation of an effective risk-based approach. Guidance on Capacity Building for Mutual Evaluations and Implementation of the FATF Standards Within Low Capacity Countries - is primarily intended to support low capacity countries (LCCs) in implementing the FATF standards in a manner reflecting their national institutional systems, is consistent with the ML/FT risks they face, and takes account of their limited resources The study identifies four strategies which could help in further strengthening counter-terrorist financing efforts: (a) Action to address jurisdictional issues, including safe havens and failed states; (b) Outreach to the private sector to ensure access to the information necessary to detect terrorist financing; (c) Building a better understanding of terrorist financing across the public and private sectors; and (d) Using financial investigation, enhanced by financial intelligence. Russian version of 40 FATF Recommendations [AML] Russian version of 9 FATF Special Recommendations [CFT] with Interpretive Notes FATF s first in-depth study, which examines its vulnerabilities to misuse for money laundering and terrorist financing in real estate sector. The World Drug Report 2013 provides in depth trend analysis of the four main drug markets in its first section. It also contains an in-depth look at the development of the international drug control system and a small statistical annex which provides a detailed look at production, prices and consumption. Asset Recovery Knowledge Center of the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Groups MONEYVAL - Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism 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 6

7 CARICC - Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, established within the Memorandum of Understanding on sub-regional drug control cooperation dated May (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) between the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia This publication contains recent news stories collected from print and other media. These materials are gathered from external sources, and therefore t the accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, the presentation of material and the designations do not imply the expression of any opinion by the World Bank or United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city c or area, or of its authorities, or the delimitation of any frontiers or boundaries. As the World Bank or the United Nations do not always own the copyright to these materials, permission from the copyright owner must be sought for further use. 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 7

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