Starting Sunday 13 October, representatives from 205 countries and jurisdictions around the world, the IMF, UN, World Bank and other organisations, will meet for FATF Week in Paris, France. Six days of meetings will focus on disrupting financial flows linked to crime and terrorism and discuss ways to contribute to global safety and security.
FATF Week will conclude with the Plenary, the first Plenary under the Chinese Presidency of Xiangmin Liu, from 16 October. Among the important issues to be discussed are:
In addition, FATF will receive reports from organisations including the IMF, World Bank, United Nations, OECD, OSCE, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, CARIN, EBRD, ECB, Europol, GIFCS, IAIS, the 9 FATF-Style Regional Bodies and others.
Press briefing
The FATF President will be giving a press briefing on the outcomes of the FATF Plenary on Friday 18 October at 12:00. To register, journalists should write to contact@fatf-gafi.org, with their name, media, job title and national press card number.
For further information, please contact Alexandra.wijmenga-daniel@fatf-gafi.org.