UAE becomes the 1st Arabic country to achieve observer status to be Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB)

Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) UAE was granted the status of observer status to be part of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB).

UAE becomes the observer

UAE or United Arab Emirates had become a member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB), which provides countries that demonstrate an active and collaborative approach to fighting financial crime, which the UAE has displayed through its participation in MENAFATF and other multilateral organisations. It is the largest FSRB globally established in 1997. The event held in Vancouver, Canada, is also attended by the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the UN’s Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate, the Asian Development Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, Interpol, and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.

Who becomes a member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB)?

UAE or United Arab Emirates becomes a member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB)