The 40th Plenary Meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the meetings of the EAG Working Groups were held in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic from May 27 to 31, 2024. A delegation from the People’s Bank of China attended the meetings.
The Plenary discussed several topics, including internal governance, international assessment of anti-money laundering, typologies research, and technical assistance. It granted Japan the EAG observer status, and approved the EAG Budget for 2025 and the EAG Work Plan for 2024-2025. The Plenary discussed and adopted the Fifth Follow-up Report of the Republic of Tajikistan and the First Follow-up Report of Turkmenistan. At the Plenary, the Chinese delegation introduced the progress of China’s legislation on anti-money laundering. The China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center and the Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding concerning cooperation and exchange of financial intelligence on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism.
The 41st EAG Plenary Meeting will be held in the Republic of India in November 2024.
