Workshop regarding Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Financial Regulatory Department (“FRD”) in Nay Pyi Taw organized the workshop regarding Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (“AML CFT”) by video conferencing from 27th September to 30th September 2021.

On those days, there were participations from AML/CFT compliance officers from MFIs across different Regions and States, Customs Department, Internal Revenue Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, Insurance Companies and FRD responsible persons in HO and different Regions and States. The responsible staff from Vithey Microfinance Co., Ltd joined that workshop on the days of 29th and 30th September 2021. In the workshop, the responsible persons from Ministry of Home Affairs delivered the workshop in three parts. The first one is AML CFT responsibilities of reporting organizations, the second one is current situation in Myanmar about AML CFT and the third one is countering the financing of proliferation. During the workshop, the participants and the responsible persons from Ministry of Home Affairs exchanged their views and discussed more openly. This fruitful workshop started at 2:00 pm and ended around 4:00 pm on those days.