The National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development, organized today in Aden a “seminar discussion entitled: Tasks and Responsibilities of Supervision and Control Bodies in Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism.”

The workshop was attended by members of the National Committee, “representatives of the committee’s concerned authorities,” and a number of employees of the Financial Information Collection Unit. The workshop touched on the many roles assigned to these entities, and the necessary coordination mechanisms between them in order to enhance efforts to combat these crimes. The most prominent challenges and problems encountered during work were also reviewed.

 The workshop came up with a number of recommendations that will be submitted to the next meeting of the National Committee for decision.

In conclusion, the international expert, Dr. Nabil Al-Masry, representative of the USAID project, where everyone praised his efforts in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing in Yemen.