Official visit of the delegation of the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund to the Republic of Tajikistan

The delegation of the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) paid an official visit to the National Bank of Tajikistan from February 6 to 10, 2022 to improve the country's legislative system in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, the financing of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/FT/PWMD).

It should be noted that within the framework of the IMF technical assistance, international experts, together with the relevant authorities of the country, are working to implement the relevant points of the Plan of the Republic of Tajikistan to eliminate shortcomings related to technical compliance and improve the efficiency of the AML/FT/PWMD system.

With the support of experts, a draft Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On combatting the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, the financing of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction” was prepared in a new edition, which was considered and adopted on January 18, 2023 at the session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli Republic of Tajikistan.

After the enactment of the abovementioned law, it is necessary to make changes and additions to other regulatory legal acts.

To this end, IMF experts held a number of meetings at the National Bank of Tajikistan with the participation of representatives of the relevant structures of the bank and other bodies of the country, including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

At the meetings held by international team of experts with representatives of various ministries and state agencies of the country, the issue of strengthening the control of AML/FT/PWMD in the country, the improvement of the legislation in this area, as well as compliance with the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations were also considered.

Furthermore, within the framework of this technical assistance, an assessment of the risks of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism is carried out in credit financial institutions. 

Until the completion of the IMF technical assistance, the exchange of information and the harmonization of regulatory legal acts in the field of AML/FT/PWMD will continue.


Financial Monitoring Department