17.05.2006 - 18.05.2006
Alexandre Kukhianidze (Director of TraCCC Caucasus Office) participated in the conference "Information Analysis Methods Used for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism" organized by the "Real Systems" (Estonia), "i2 Inc" (UK), National Bank of Georgia and the Financial Monitoring Service. The conference was held with the help of the consultants of the international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the USA International Development Agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and United Nations Development Program. The experts of the financial monitoring service of Georgia Azerbaijan, Armenia, Estonia, the Great Britain and the company "i2" took part in the conference. The discussion touched upon the structure of information on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the issues of the database management, the legislative changes required for preventing the legalization of illicit incomes and the importance of the cooperation between the financial monitoring services and the law enforcement authorities, information exchange, analysis and research methods. The invited experts shared experience on the methods for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and analysis of information available at financial monitoring services. The conference was held on May 17-18, 2006 at the Hotel "Tbilisi Marriott" in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Alexandre Kukhianidze (Director of TraCCC Caucasus Office)