The 2016 edition of the Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index was published
2016-08-03 18:04
The Basel Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index has been annually published by the Basel Institute on Governance since 2012, ranking countries by their risk of money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/FT). Assessment is based on countries’ adherence to the FATF recommendations, financial regulations, level of public transparency, corruption and rule of law. The results are derived using publicly available sources, such as the FATF, Transparency International, the World Bank and...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2016-08-01 18:30
On August 12, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1518 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with...
List established under UNSC resolution was amended
2016-07-21 18:33
On July 21, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolution 1988 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2016-07-18 18:50
On July 15, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al...
New FATF public statement issued
2016-07-15 18:46
On June 24, 2016 the FATF issued a Public Statement on jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regime.
The statement is available...
A seminar was organized for the representatives of internal monitoring units of insurance (including reinsurance) companies and entities providing intermediary insurance (including reinsurance) services operating in the RA
2016-07-11 18:12
On July 6 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of insurance (including reinsurance) companies and entities providing intermediary insurance (including reinsurance) services operating in the...
A seminar was organized for the representatives of internal monitoring units of money or value transfer services, investment companies, investment fund managers and the Central Depositary operating in the RA
2016-06-29 18:53
On June 29 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of money or value transfer services, investment companies, investment fund managers and the Central Depositary operating in the...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2016-06-27 19:01
On June 24, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al...
A seminar was organized for the representatives of internal monitoring units of credit organizations operating in the RA
2016-06-23 18:57
On June 22 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of credit organizations operating in the RA.In the framework of the seminar the participants were introduced the results of the 5th round evaluation of the AML/CFT system of the RA, particularly the progress and problems concerning the financial institutions while performing their duties as prescribed by the AML/CFT legislation. In that context...
A training course was held in Dilijan Training and Research Center of the Central Bank of Armenia, with the participation of around 20 representatives from the Egmont Group member financial intelligence units
2016-06-22 16:26
From June 13 to 17, upon the invitation of Central Bank of Armenia more than 20 representatives from the Egmont Group member financial intelligence units (FIU) participated in the “Corporate Vehicles and Financial Products (CORFIN) and Train-the-Trainer Course” held in Dilijan Training and Research Center of the Central Bank of Armenia.The training course was organized by the Technical Assistance and Training Working Group of the Egmont Group.The aim of the course was to develop...
The Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee and the head of the AML/CFT Monitoring and Training Unit paid a two-day visit to RA upon the invitation of the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia
2016-05-18 16:21
On May 16 and 17 the Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee Mr. Matthias Kloth and the head of the AML/CFT Monitoring and Training Unit Mr. Michael Stellini paid a visit to RA upon the invitation of the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia (FMC). During the two-day visit meeting-discussions were held aimed at contributing to efficient implementation of measures to address shortcomings identified in the 5th round Mutual Evaluation Report of the...
List established under UNSC resolution was supplemented
2016-04-28 15:07
On April 27, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolution 1970 approved supplements to the list of individuals and entities associated with...
List established under UNSC resolutions was supplemented
2016-04-21 15:09
On April 20, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved supplements to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL &...
List established under UNSC resolutions was supplemented
2016-03-29 14:04
On March 28, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved supplements to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2016-03-23 13:55
On March 21, 2016 the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolution 1718 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with...