OSCE
An Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe-supported international program for 30 representatives of the banking sector on detecting and preventing money laundering and terrorism financing was held in December 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The three-day event was co-organized by the Finance Ministry’s Financial Monitoring Committee, the National Bank, the Financial Institutions’ Association, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, and the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan.
Specialists from nearly 20 second-tier banks of Kazakhstan examined the available tools and best international practices, and also reviewed international standards on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, and methods and schemes of bank fraud. Participants discussed how to enhance interaction between the competent authorities and banking sector representatives in investigating financial crimes.
This program builds on the office’s multiyear activities in the fields of good governance, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism in the host country.