OSCE supports training seminar on anti-money laundering and combating terrorism financing in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) concluded on 28 August 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Some 80 representatives from accounting and auditing entities, casinos and payment organizations learned about money laundering and terrorism financing typologies, best practices in identifying suspicious transactions and mitigating risks. The training seminar was conducted by representatives from the Financial Monitoring Committee and experts from Austria and Great Britain, whose participation was financed by the OSCE.

The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Committee.

The seminar is part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to promote good governance and combat money laundering and terrorism financing.