Joint Summary of Meeting Outcomes
Some 40 representatives from 21 countries including 18 ESAAMLG jurisdictions convened in Cape Town, South Africa, where they attended a weeklong Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards Training Course on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering the Financing of Proliferation (AML/CFT/CFP).
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