Financial Intelligence Agency

Continued Meetings on Mock Exercise Focused on Immediate Outcome 1 (IO1) and Immediate Outcome 9 (IO9)

 

The continued meetings regarding the MOOC exercise organized by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), focused on Immediate Outcome 1 (IO1) and Immediate Outcome 9 (IO9), were held on April 28–29, 2025, with the support of the EU4LEA2 project, co-financed by the European Union and the German Government.

Immediate Outcome 1 (IO1) refers to the effectiveness of the legal and institutional framework in place to counter money laundering and terrorist financing, while Immediate Outcome 9 (IO9) pertains to the effectiveness of mechanisms for identifying and investigating cases related to the financing of terrorism.

This activity aimed to strengthen the capacities of Albanian responsible institutions in recognizing and mitigating risks related to Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF), as well as in implementing mechanisms for identifying and investigating criminal offenses linked to terrorist financing.

During the two-day training, the following measures and good practices were demonstrated:

  • Conducting institutional analyses to identify risks in the field of ML/TF;
  • Promoting inter-institutional cooperation for identifying and mitigating risks;
  • Identifying and investigating cases and criminal offenses related to the financing of terrorism.