The Minister of Finance of Norway, Mr. Sigbjørn Johnsen opened the FATF Plenary meetin‌g in Oslo on Wednesday 19 June. In his opening address, Mr. Johnsen highlighted that with its wide geographical representation of over 180 countries, the FATF is in a unique position to establish a common ground and international cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Mr. Johnson welcomed the inclusion of tax crimes, an issue that is high on the international political agenda, on the FATF’s list of predicate offences.

The FATF Plenary will meet for the third and final FATF Plenary meeting under the Presidency of Mr. Bjørn Aamo of Norway. Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development will address the Plenary on strengthening financial integrity through financial inclusion. The meeting will be opened by Mr. Sigbjørn Johnson, Minister of Finance of Norway.

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has issued a public statement identifying jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies that pose a risk to the international financial system. CFATF, one of the FATF-Style Regional Bodies, works closely with these jurisdictions to address these deficiencies.

The FATF organised a meeting of the Private Sector Consultative Forum in London on 25 and 26 April. The meeting was an opportunity for the FATF to update the members of the forum about recent activities and developments and to seek their input into a number of projects that the FATF is currently working on.