The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) conducted a regional workshop in Cairo on the investigation and prosecution of money laundering crimes, aimed at strengthening participants’ technical capabilities in conducting financial investigations and bringing money laundering cases to prosecution. The event was hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt through the Egyptian Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Combating Unit (EMLCU) and run in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The workshop brought together more than 40 experts from 14 MENAFATF member countries, including Financial Intelligence Units and law enforcement agencies, alongside representatives from participating international organizations. The agenda covered the role of financial investigations in money laundering cases, legal and evidentiary foundations for prosecuting stand-alone money laundering offences, how supervisory bodies can support investigations, and the use of beneficial ownership information to trace criminal assets, as well as cooperation tools including informal communication channels and challenges related to criminal liability of legal persons.
Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) 2025-07-12
Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force holds Cairo workshop on investigating and prosecuting money laundering crimes
The MENAFATF held a regional workshop in Cairo to enhance technical capabilities in investigating and prosecuting money laundering, in collaboration with various international organizations. Over 40 experts from 14 member countries attended, focusing on financial investigations, legal foundations, and beneficial ownership information.