The State of Qatar took part in the 16th meeting of the GCC Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Working Group, held virtually yesterday.The meeting discussed the topics listed on the agenda of the second general meeting of the 32nd session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and the working group’s meetings which are scheduled to take place from February 11 to 25.
The meeting underlined the importance of the GCC countries adopting a unified technical vision towards the issues raised, and discussed the expected options for the mutual evaluation processes of the GCC countries by the FATF, in light of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The team also reviewed the technical working papers prepared in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, which would contribute to strengthening the GCC joint action and cooperation in the areas of combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The meeting was attended by representatives of the GCC national committees for combating money laundering and financing terrorism, the financial investigation units, and the GCC General Secretariat.
