A visit to the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the UNODC Regional Representative for Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan, Oliver Stolpe, has taken place.
The FMA’s Deputy Chairman Kairat Bizhanov has noted a high level of interaction with the UNODC in the AML/CFT sphere during the bilateral meeting.
He has also expressed a gratitude for the continuous technical and methodological support of the UNODC that allowed further improvement of the country’s national AML system.
In a course of the meeting K. Bizhanov has informed O. Stolpe about the Agency’s ongoing work in a sphere of detecting virtual assets used in a criminal activity, combatting ML from the illegal drugs trafficking, and talked about future development of the national AML/CFT system in accordance with international standards.
The guest was also informed about the AML Academy activity in regards to development of the HR potential of participants of Kazakhstan’s AML system.
In conclusion, both sides have expressed a mutual desire to further develop their interaction to strengthen a global financial security.
Alibek Abdilov
FMA Official