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    Our Core Functions
    Institutional Development
    Strong and Competent Regional Body for AML/CFT
    Capable of providing the requisite support to member States
    in order to assist them to develop strong capacity to counter Money Laundering
    and the Financing of Terrorism, within their respective jurisdictions and at the regional level.
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    Our Core Functions
    Compliance Monitoring
    Monitor and assess member States
    To determine their level of compliance with acceptable
    International AML/CFT Standards.
    This involves the conduct of mutual evaluations and follow-up actions.
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    Our Core Functions
    Typologies and other Research
    Typologies are specialized type of studies
    Help to determine the techniques, methods, extent, pattern, trends,
    location and impact of ML and FT on Member States.
    Conventional research also constitutes a critical component of studies conducted by GIABA.
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    Our Core Functions
    Technical Support to Member States
    Provide support to Member States to create stronger and more effective
    and efficient AML/CFT structures and practices. This includes development of
    MS financial intelligence units (FIUs)
    and strengthening of other vital national AML/CFT agencies
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    Our Core Functions
    Regional and International
    Cooperation
    Expand and reinforce cooperation within and between Member States,
    between Member States and GIABA, and with International partners in general.
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LATEST NEWS

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The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organising the Forum of National Inter-ministerial AML/CFT Coordination Committees (FCI-CN) from 02 to 04 December 2024 in Saly, Senegal. This meeting, a strategic review of the performance of GIABA Member States under the second round of mutual evaluations in the fight against ....

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The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organizing a three-day Public-Private Sector Consultative Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from November 25 to 27, 2024. The Forum will be held at the New Brookfields Hotel. The Forum's primary objective is to facilitate an interactive policy dialogue around issues impacting the informal economy and ....

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The Inter-Government Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone, will hold its Statutory Meeting (GIABA 42nd Technical Commission /Plenary and 29th Ministerial Committee Meeting) from the 17th-23rd November 2024 in the capital city of Freetown, the Republic of Sierra Leone. The Statutory Meeting offers an ....

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GIABA conducts Mutual Evaluations of Member States in accordance with FATF standards and also in compliance with its enabling Statutes.
Typologies and Conventional research also constitutes a critical component of studies conducted by GIABA
which help to determine the techniques, methods, extent, pattern, trends, location and impact of ML and FT on Member States.

WE WORK HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY

GIABA Community protected from the proceeds of illicit activity and the funding of terrorist activities

Technical Assistance

We facilitates the adoption and implementation by member jurisdictions of internationally accepted anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing measures (including the creation of Financial Intelligence Units);
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ECONOMIES OF THE COMMUNITY

We protect the national economies and the financial and banking systems of signatory States against the proceeds of crime, and combat the financing of terrorism
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Institutional Development

We shall do everything possible to ensure that Member States recognize, adopt and implement the FATF norms including Recommendations, especially the Forty Recommendations adopted by the FATF members.
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