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Kyrgyz learn to fight money laundering, terror financing

Staff Report

BISHKEK -- The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) July 4-8 supported a training course in Bosteri village, Issyk-Kul Province, on fighting money laundering and terror financing, the OSCE said in a statement.

The Kyrgyz State Financial Intelligence Service and the IMF co-organised the workshop, which taught 46 officials from Kyrgyz law enforcement and oversight agencies and financial institutions on "the practical aspects of a risks-oriented approach in their work", the OSCE said.

The approach is meant to enable countries "to identify, assess and understand risks to effectively combat money laundering and financing of terrorism", the OSCE said.

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