On 28.03.2025, the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) organized a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tirana (CCIT) on the “Education Strategy and Public Awareness on the Risk of Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (ML/TF)”, at the CCIT premises with the participation of 10 members.

The meeting was welcomed by the General Director of FIA, Mr. Ervin Koçi and the President of CCIT, Mr. Nikolin Jaka. The meeting was held in a spirit of cooperation and it was agreed that CCIT would join the Inter-Institutional Technical Working Group (ITWG). The first step of this cooperation will be the participation of CCIT in the next meeting of the ITWG.

The discussion also focused on the importance of the business community in raising public awareness and the joint fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism (ML/TF).

CCIT expressed its willingness to organize and participate in the trainings that will be held in the future with the aim of increasing institutional capacities for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing in Albania.

In conclusion, the participants thanked and expressed their willingness to increase cooperation so that the country has the best possible results in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.