Tunisia took part through the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission in the 36th General Assembly of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), which was held on May 23, 24 and 25, 2023 in Manama (Bahrain) under the chairmanship of Mauritania.
The meeting was attended by experts in the field of combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the financing of weapons used in member countries of the Middle East and North Africa region, said a press release issued by the Commission and published on its official social media page.
In their mutual evaluation reports, the participants discussed the extent of the member countries’ commitment, the effectiveness of the systems for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as examining the follow-up reports from the member countries and the measures taken by each State to overcome the difficulties and handicaps.
Several meetings of the working groups of the MENAFATF were held from May 20 to 22, 2023, in Manama, including meetings of the Mutual Evaluation Working Group and the Technical Aids and Applications Task Force, the Financial Intelligence Units Forum, the Risk Committee Meeting and the Counter-Terrorism Experts Forum.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse