The Egmont Group published the outcomes of its 32nd plenary and related meetings in Baku, where member Financial Intelligence Units admitted the FIUs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Madagascar and Rwanda, taking the network to 186 members. Heads of FIU also adopted a public statement on public-private partnerships, reaffirming support for more structured, intelligence-driven collaboration against money laundering, associated predicate offences and terrorist financing, supported by appropriate technology, legal certainty, privacy and data protection safeguards, and sustained resources. The plenary also advanced the group’s policy and operational agenda. Heads of FIU considered a roadmap for the next Egmont Group Strategic Plan and gave final endorsement to six projects covering questionnaire data integration, an International Monetary Fund update of the 2004 FIU Book, new terrorist financing risks, environmental crime, the role of FIUs in strategic intelligence, and practical guidance on designing and operating anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism public-private partnerships. Separately, member FIUs signed 33 memorandums of understanding to expand financial intelligence sharing, and the organization re-elected Elzbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz of FIU Poland as chair for another two-year term while selecting Maj. Gen. Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Almuhanna of FIU Saudi Arabia as vice-chair.
Egmont Group2026-07-13
Egmont Group admits four FIUs, bringing membership to 186, and adopts public-private partnership statement at Baku plenary
At its 32nd plenary in Baku, the Egmont Group admitted the FIUs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Madagascar and Rwanda, raising total membership to 186. Heads of FIU also adopted a statement backing stronger public-private partnerships against money laundering and terrorist financing, endorsed six projects, and oversaw the signing of 33 information-sharing memorandums of understanding. The group re-elected Elzbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz as chair and selected Maj. Gen. Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Almuhanna as vice-chair.