The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan held training on anti-money laundering, counterterrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing for 35 specialists from financial credit institutions operating in the Sughd region. The program covered Financial Action Task Force standards, institutions’ role in implementing them and Tajikistan’s preparations for its third-round mutual evaluation. Participants discussed improvements to internal processes and regulatory compliance, including shortcomings regularly identified during comprehensive inspections. A separate session for state notaries and representatives of public associations addressed FATF recommendations relevant to public associations and improvements to notaries’ reporting to the competent authority.