Talking points for the workshop on Risk Based Regulation of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism by Mrs. Mary Sikazwe, Director and Chief Executive Officer-Financial Intelligence Centre, held at Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka, 15th - 17th April 2015.

The Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSDA) and Financial Sector Deepening Zambia (FSDZ) Zambia in conjunction withNational Task Force of Senior Officials on Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML / CFT) has organised this workshop aimed at addressing a wide range of aspects of the Risk Based Approach (RBA) to Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML / CFT).

The revised 2012 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations make the RBA to AML/CFT central in implementing the FATF requirements. FATF recommendation 1 requires countries to identify, assess, and understand the ML and TF risks for the country following which they should take action, to coordinate actions to assess risks, and apply resources, aimed at ensuring that the identified risks are mitigated effectively.

You can download the full talking points on the link below.

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RBA Workshop Talking Points - April 2015

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