The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published an update on a meeting of the permanent interagency commission on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, chaired by Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs Zarif Alizoda. The commission approved Tajikistan’s second national AML/CFT/CPF risk assessment report and a first report assessing risks relating to legal persons and legal arrangements, and agreed to develop an interagency action plan to prepare for the country’s third-round mutual evaluation in 2026. Discussion also covered implementation of decisions from the previous commission meeting, information-sharing between the National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Department and law enforcement bodies, and the operation of sanctions lists including the national list and the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center list. Participants noted that FATF requirements were strengthened for the upcoming assessment cycle, and that the approved reports are intended to support the country’s ratings against FATF Recommendation 1 and the beneficial ownership transparency recommendations for legal persons and legal arrangements (Recommendations 24 and 25). The action plan is to be drafted in coordination with relevant ministries and agencies and submitted to the Government of Tajikistan.

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