On June 20, 2025, the regional forum on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) took place in Pristina, organized by the Albanian Association of Banks (AAB) in cooperation with the Association of Banks of Kosovo (ABK).

The meeting brought together key stakeholders from both nations’ financial sectors, including representatives from AAB and ABK member banks, the Financial Intelligence Units, the Bank of Albania, and the Central Bank of Kosovo.

The Albanian Financial Intelligence Agency (AFIA) was represented at this regional forum by the Director of the Coordination and Legal Directorate and an Analyst from the Financial Analysis Directorate.

The participants were particularly interested in the AFIA’s presentation of typologies related to cases of fraud schemes via call centers and the involvement of high-risk clients in these schemes, which served as a platform for sharing experience with both public and private sector representatives.

In the final section of this forum, representatives from Albania’s and Kosovo’s Financial Intelligence Units shared their experiences with the implementation of the FATF Recommendations and the measures that Albania is taking in the framework of Moneyval’s 6th round of evaluation, emphasizing the role that the banking sector plays in the success of this process.