The AIF participated in the meeting held on March 31 within the framework of the project “Combating Money Laundering in Albania,” which supports Albanian authorities in preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) through a strategic risk-based approach. The project provides expert advice and capacity building for both financial and non-financial sectors, while also addressing emerging financial crime risks.

The project ensured that existing risk-based supervision methodologies for ML/TF—developed by the Ministry of Justice for notarial activities and real estate intermediaries, as well as those used by the Gambling Supervisory Authority in the gaming sector—are aligned with international standards.

To support practical implementation, supervision manuals and toolkits were developed in close cooperation with the relevant authorities. These provide templates and guidance for on-site and off-site inspections, risk profiling, reporting systems, mitigation plans, as well as sector-specific indicators and typologies.

The project also delivered two training sessions on risk-based supervision, involving representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Financial Intelligence Agency, and the Gambling Supervisory Authority.

The sessions focused on their practical application and addressed proposed amendments to existing methodologies, while also aiming to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation in the fight against money laundering in Albania.

This support was provided within the framework of the project “Combating Money Laundering in Albania,” co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe.