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05.12.2013

Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Belarus took part in the international scientific and practical conference

Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Belarus took part in the international scientific and practical conference

Representatives of the Department of Financial Monitoring of the State Control Committee of Belarus took part in the international scientific practical conference "Improving of cooperation between the competent authorities and special services of the CIS member states in the field of counteraction to modern challenges and threats to security".
The conference that was held in the CIS Executive Committee was attended by representatives of law enforcement agencies, military departments, CIS Executive Committee, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Union State Standing Committee, embassies of CIS countries.
Financial intelligence unit of Belarus is actively involved in the fight and counteraction to the challenges and threats to national security.
Vitaly Prosvirov, head of the main division of International Cooperation of the Financial Monitoring Department informed the participants about the role of financial intelligence units in combating terrorism financing. He noted the permanent rise in the role of financial intelligence as an essential element in national systems for combating money laundering and terrorism financing.
As per expert assessments, the volume of illegal activities, including economic crimes is about 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars per year. That's roughly 3.6 percent of global GDP and about 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars of this sum annually "laundered". The part of the funds used to finance terrorist activities.
Considering this data the global community should coordinate its action not only to shut down the financing of terrorist organizations, but also to stem the flow of criminal money.
Within the conference the participants marked positive processes in the security development of CIS member states. At the same time specialists stated the expansion of the spectrum of aspirations and ways for crimes.
Experts marked the increase of crimes with use of information technology, as well as economic crime, corruption, legalization of proceeds from crime in addition to terrorism in all its forms, organized crime, drugs and arms trafficking.
The recommendations of CIS member states adopted by the participants of conference contain the necessary measures to counter new challenges and threats.
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