The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan hosted a meeting of the permanent interagency commission on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF), with participation from the Secretariat of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG). The commission reviewed Tajikistan’s preparedness for the third round of mutual evaluation of the national AML/CFT/CPF system planned for 2026 under the EAG framework and approved the composition of the national expert group for the exercise. The session was opened by the Assistant to the President of Tajikistan for legal issues, Alizoda Z., in his capacity as commission chair, and was attended by National Bank Deputy Chairman Naziri G.N. The EAG Executive Secretary, Teterukov S.A., noted Tajikistan’s progress in implementing Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. Discussions covered the current state of the national AML/CFT/CPF system, the status of preparations, and the procedure for conducting the mutual evaluation; the National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Department outlined steps to strengthen interagency coordination and to involve relevant ministries and agencies in the national expert group. Following the decision, ministries and agencies were instructed to ensure active participation of their representatives in the working group and to continue cooperation with the National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Department. The commission also indicated that, in cooperation with the EAG Secretariat, a series of training seminars will be held in Dushanbe for public authorities and the private sector to support preparation for the upcoming evaluation.

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