EURASIAN GROUP ON COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM (EAG)

June 23, 2020

Indian officials attended the 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting, under the aegis of the Financial Action Task Force. The meeting was held online.

About:

  • The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and financing of terrorism is an FATF-style regional body.

  • The EAG was established in 2004 and is currently an associate member of the FATF.

  • The primary goal of the EAG is to assist member-states in implementing the 40 FATF anti-money laundering Recommendations and the 9 Special FATF Recommendations on combating terrorist financing (FATF 40+9 Recommendations).

  • The EAG comprises nine countries: India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.

Source : The Hindu

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