The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan hosted a joint training program from 8 to 11 June to prepare government authorities and private sector representatives for Tajikistan’s third mutual evaluation by the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. The program was aimed at improving practical readiness across the national expert group, including law enforcement, courts, supervisory bodies, and financial and nonfinancial private sector participants. The central bank’s Financial Monitoring Department said the evaluation will formally begin on 3 August 2026, when Tajikistan will need to submit a technical compliance questionnaire and later provide information on the effectiveness of its national system. With support from the EAG Secretariat and the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation, the sessions covered FATF methodology and the requirements of the third evaluation round. Discussions focused on risk assessment and supervisory effectiveness, the use of financial intelligence, criminal investigations, confiscation and return of criminal assets, national and international cooperation, and preventive measures involving the private sector. A key part of the program was simulation exercises designed to prepare participants for interviews with the assessors’ expert team. The Financial Monitoring Department said it will continue training activities with the EAG Secretariat, the Russian training center and other development partners as preparations for the third-round mutual evaluation continue.

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