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• 21 October 2025

  Heads of three taxi-companies in the capital of the Republic of Belarus paid a salary to drivers «in an envelope»

  The regional unit of the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus has suppressed the scheme for paying salaries «in envelopes» in three companies operating in the taxi sector.

• 20 October 2025

  The 5th EAG Forum on AML/CFT was held in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)

  The 5th EAG Forum on AML/CFT was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on 14-15 October 2025.

• 16 October 2025

  With the assistance of Rosfinmonitoring Interregional Department in the Northwestern Federal District, a large-scale Ponzi scheme was shut down

  Officers of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, with the support of the Rosfinmonitoring Interregional Department in the Northwestern Federal District and the Northwestern Main Branch of the Bank of Russia, have dismantled a large-scale Ponzi scheme that had been operating since 2022.

• 16 October 2025

  On October 8, 2025, an international seminar on strategic analysis in the field of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) was held in Bishkek

  The State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS), as part of its preparations for the third round of mutual evaluations of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG), hosted an international seminar featuring the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) on the topic: "Strategic Analysis: National and International Experience in Preparation for the 3rd Round of EAG Mutual Evaluation,". The seminar was organized for representatives of financial intelligence units and competent authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic.

• 13 October 2025

  The results of the 4th Annual EAG Contest for compliance specialists in financial institutions

  During the V International Financial Security Olympiad in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, the EAG held its 4th annual Contest for compliance from financial institutions, rewarding the best analysis of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

• 13 October 2025

  Issue No. 47 of the

  Issue No. 47 of the Financial Security journal has been published, dedicated to the development of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. The issue explores topics such as the transformation of AML/CFT legislation at both international and national levels, the role of law in combating specific types of financial crimes, and the legal regulation of virtual and digital assets.

• 13 October 2025

  The V International Olympiad on financial security took place in Krasnoyarsk

  On October 3, the V International Olympiad on Financial Security concluded. It had been taking place since September 29 in Krasnoyarsk at the Siberian Federal University. Around 600 schoolchildren and university students from 40 countries reached the final stage. A total of 188 participants became winners and prize-winners: 27 schoolers and 161 university students.

• 13 October 2025

  International cooperation as the foundation of financial security: Thematic discussion held in Krasnoyarsk

  A panel discussion titled "International Cooperation in the Field of Financial Security" was held at Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk as part of the final week of the V International Olympiad on Financial Security.

• 13 October 2025

  New technologies – new challenges: International forum with participation from 40 countries held in Krasnoyarsk

  The international forum "Financial Security in the Era of New Technologies: Threats and Solutions" took place in Krasnoyarsk as part of the V International Olympiad on Financial Security. Organized under the auspices of the International Movement on Financial Security, the event brought together experts, government officials, representatives of financial institutions, and youth from 40 countries.

• 10 October 2025

  Numerous violations and shortcomings revealed in the activities of the Belarusian regional capital construction management

  The regional unit of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus during the inspection of the municipal unitary subsidiary of the region revealed illegal receipt of budget funds in the amount of 345 thousand Belarusian rubles, misuse of funds of equity holders in the amount of more than 300 thousand Belarusian rubles, untimely processing of budget advances in the amount of about 600 thousand Belarusian rubles.