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Georgia’s Draft AML/CFT National Risk Assessment Report to be discussed in an inter-agency roundtable
Georgia’s draft National Risk Assessment (NRA) report on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism will be reviewed at a roundtable discussion on 7 December 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The roundtable is organised within the framework of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance...
Georgian authorities trained about measures to prevent money laundering through misuse of legal entities and offshore centres
Training on transparency of beneficial ownership, misuse of offshore centres, legal entities and legal arrangements for money laundering and terrorist financing, and controlling financial flows from high-risk countries takes place on 3-4 December 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Representatives of the...
Georgian lawyers trained in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance
Georgian lawyers will benefit from three trainings on anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance. These trainings are organized within the joint EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance Project “Strengthening anti-money laundering institutions in Georgia” in...
Georgian practitioners discuss international standards and good practices for effective recovery of proceeds of crime
Up to 25 representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office, State Security Service, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Financial Monitoring Service (Financial Intelligence Unit of Georgia) and judges will attend a two-day training on “Seizure, Confiscation...
Georgian financial institutions discuss money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with new payment methods, and solutions
A two-day training on “Money laundering and terrorist financing using new payment methods” took place on 15-16 November 2018, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Participants of the training included representatives from the National Bank of Georgia, Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia and the...
Council of Europe and the European Union continue to build capacities of Georgian prosecutors and investigators to enforce corporate liability
A two-day Training on “Liability of Legal Persons” takes place on 1-2 November 2018, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Participants of the training include Georgian law enforcement agencies, namely the Prosecutor’s Office, State Security Service of Georgia, and Investigation Service of the Ministry of...
Council of Europe and European Union enhance capacities of the Georgian law enforcement agencies and financial analysts to investigate and prosecute money laundering cases
A two-day training on “Investigation and Prosecution of Money Laundering Cases” will take place on 16-17 October 2018 in Kakheti, Georgia. The participants include Georgian law enforcement agencies, the Prosecutor’s Office, State Security Service, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance,...
Council of Europe and the European Union continue their support to build capacities of Georgian prosecutors and investigators to tackle economic crime
A training session on “Liability of Legal Persons” for Georgian prosecutors takes place on 28-29 June 2018, in Tbilisi. The activity is a follow-up to the trainings organized in 2015 and 2016 on the same topic and is complementary to the cooperation with representatives of Chief Prosecutor’s...
Georgian lawyer trained on compliance with Anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing standards
A Train the trainers (TOT) course on “Anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance for Georgian lawyers” takes place on 25-26 June 2018 in Tbilisi. The TOT targets practitioner lawyers, members of the Georgian Bar Association (GBA), who will serve as national...
Council of Europe and European Union raise awareness of accountants and auditors in Georgia on anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism compliance
Over 30 accountants and auditors benefited from a two day workshop on “Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism Compliance and Supervision for Accountants and Auditors” which took place on 29-30 May ion Tbilisi. The aim of the workshop was to improve the understanding of...
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