Financial Intelligence Agency

The Financial Intelligence Agency (AIF) hosted in Tirana the Europe II Region Meeting of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs).

The meeting served as a platform for exchanging and discussing experiences regarding current threats related to money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, approaches to the effective use of financial intelligence, as well as regional priorities and further steps to respond effectively to financial crime risks.

The Financial Intelligence Agency delivered a presentation on the findings of the National Risk Assessment and the ongoing measures to address risks related to the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, sharing its experience in this process with its counterparts from other FIUs.

The meeting reaffirmed the importance of international cooperation and the exchange of financial information in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.