The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) reported on its participation in the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) 2025 Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance Forum in Tokyo, where its leadership joined plenary and panel discussions and presented regional AML/CFT priorities. MENAFATF was represented by President Samya Abou Sharif, Vice President Hamid Alzaabi and Executive Secretary Suliman Aljibrin. Contributions included sharing regional expertise, including the United Arab Emirates’ experience that high-level political leadership underpins successful AML/CFT systems, and setting out MENAFATF’s 2025–2026 agenda jointly led by Jordan and the UAE, focused on readiness for the third round of mutual evaluations, investment in expert assessors, and enhanced technical support aligned with global standards. MENAFATF also reaffirmed collaboration with APG through joint typologies work, shared assessments and mutual evaluation reviews, as delegates from 41 member jurisdictions, three observer jurisdictions and 10 observer organisations met to discuss illicit finance risks.

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