The Central Bank of Argentina hosted its first “Prevention of the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” event, aiming to strengthen policies and practices that support financial system integrity, promote alignment with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, and improve effective detection, asset-freezing, and inter-agency cooperation. The 26 August training, held at the Banco de la Nación Argentina auditorium, brought together more than 400 participants from obligated entities and relevant government bodies to build capabilities to identify proliferation-financing risks and reinforce cooperation on detection and freezing of assets. The programme covered emerging threats, typologies, controls for sensitive goods, and international standards, with contributions from specialists from LSEG, GAFILAT, Brazil’s Ministry of Science and Technology, Argentina’s Foreign Ministry, and the National AML/CFT/CPF Coordination; the event was organised by the BCRA’s Main Compliance Management unit for Financial Intelligence Unit matters, led by Nathan Kogan Lewit.
Central Bank of Argentina 2025-08-28
Central Bank of Argentina convenes first event on preventing WMD proliferation financing with over 400 participants
The Central Bank of Argentina hosted its first event on "Prevention of the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" to enhance financial system integrity and align with Financial Action Task Force recommendations. Attended by over 400 participants, it focused on identifying proliferation-financing risks and improving asset-freezing and inter-agency cooperation, featuring contributions from international and national experts and organized by the BCRA’s Main Compliance Management unit.