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The GOPAC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 2nd GOPAC Global Conference will be held in Arusha, Tanzania - hosted by the Parliament of Tanzania - this September 19th to the 23rd.
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Parliamentarian Forum on Financial Market Integrity: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)
September 20th, 2006
Arusha, Tanzania
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Objectives
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This one day dialogue aims to achieve several goals:
- raise awareness on vulnerabilities to money laundering and terrorist financing and negative impact of money laundering and terrorist financing on financial and economic development, investment and growth;
- create appreciation and understanding among parliamentarians on international efforts to fight money laundering and financing of terrorism;
- demonstrate how anti-money laundering instruments provide additional instruments in the fight against corruption;
- assess modalities on support by parliamentarians in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing; and
- generate discussions on action plans in African countries to set up or improve their AML/CFT systems.
Target Audience
Parliamentarians from African countries while those from other countries are welcome to participate.
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Session Program
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9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
MP, Tanzania
Hon. Roy Cullen (MP, Canada), Chair of GOPAC-AML International Program
Mrs. Latifah Merican Cheong, Director, Financial Market Integrity, World Bank |
Session I: |
The Global Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and the Role of Parliamentarians
Moderator : A parliamentarian from Africa |
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9:30 – 10:15 a.m. The Role of Parliamentarians: Political Will, Resource Mobilization, and Role of Committees
Hon. Roy Cullen (MP, Canada), Chair of GOPAC-AML
International Program
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. International Framework to Fight Corruption: International Treaties and Standards; and Governance Framework against Corruption
Mr. Patrick Moulette, OECD (TBC)
Mr. Sanjay Pradhan, World Bank (TBC)
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Effective AML/CFT Regime--Significance in Supporting Financial and Economic Stability, Promoting Investments and Economic Growth, and Its Relationship with Corruption
Mrs. Latifah Merican Cheong, Director, Financial Market Integrity, World Bank |
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Effective Tools to fight money laundering and terrorist financing
Moderator : A parliamentarian from Africa |
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11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Freezing, Seizing, Confiscation, and Asset Recovery: Optimizing Mechanism for Asset Recovery
Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, Executive Chairman, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria (TBC) |
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch |
Keynote Speech |
Fighting Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, and Corruption in Tanzania
Hon. Zakia H Meghji, Minister of Finance, Tanzania |
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2:00 – 2:40 p.m. AML/CFT in the fight against Corruption: Predicate Crime, Politically Exposed Persons, and Cooperation with Anti-Corruption Agencies
Mauritius FIU for the Egmont Group (TBC)
2:40 – 3:45 p.m. World Bank Programs on AML/CFT: Strategies going forward
Speaker: Mr. Stuart Yikona/Mrs. Emiko Todoroki, World Bank Discussants:
Dr. Eli Kisanga, Executive Secretary, ESAAMLG (TBC)
Dr. Abdulahi Shehu, Executive Secretary, GIABA (TBC)
A parliamentarian from Africa
Hon. Roy Cullen (MP, Canada), Chair of GOPAC-AML International Program
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
MP, Tanzania
Hon. Roy Cullen (MP, Canada), Chair of GOPAC-AML International Program
Mrs. Latifah Merican Cheong, Director, Financial Market Integrity, World Bank |
After the Closing, Meeting of Organizers and Regional Representatives
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Meeting of GOPAC Reps/World Bank/ESAAMLG/GIABA to discuss Follow Up and Next steps
GOPAC Representatives
African Chapter of GOPAC Representative
World Bank Representatives
ESAAMLG Representative
GIABA Representative
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