Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, April 15 / Trend , G.Hasanov/
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a seminar on International experience in combating money-laundering and terrorist financing in the Central Bank of Turkmenistan Bank Institute in Ashgabat.
The event took place under a project funded by Switzerland and aimed to assist Turkmenistan to enhance the system of combating money-laundering and terrorist financing. Representatives of legislative, law, parliamentary institutions of Turkmenistan, country's banking sector and other organizations were invited to the event.
A member of the IMF Legal Department Giuseppe Lombardo, and an international expert in this field Daniel Telesklaf (Switzerland) discussed with representatives of Turkmenistan organizations the international practice system to combat money-laundering in other countries, and specific examples of the establishment and work of the specialized agencies responsible for combating money-laundering and the financing terrorism.
Turkmen specialists have shown an active interest in studying the best examples from international practice in this area.
"Under the leadership of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, the government and people of Turkmenistan are committed to the country's program on integration into the international community. The IMF will continue its successful cooperation with Turkmenistan for further enhancing the welfare of the country," a press release said.
