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16 Aug - 18 Aug , 2010The Evaluation Report of GIABA 2007-2009 Strategic Plan adopted

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) held from 16-18 August 2010 in the Teranga hall of Palm Beach Hotel in Saly, Senegal, a workshop to validate the evaluation report of the GIABA 2007-2009 Strategic Plan. Participants included National Correspondents, Heads of ECOWAS National Units, Representatives of the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of Member States and development partners.
16 Aug , 2010GIABA Strategic Plan 2007-2009 The Validation Workshop of the Evaluation Report is Opened

 

A three day workshop to validate the evaluation report of the GIABA 2007-2009 Strategic Plan was kicked off on Monday, 16 August  2010 in the Teranga hall of Palm Beach Hotel in Saly, Senegal under the chairmanship of Mr. Babatunde Nurudeen, Director of ECOWAS National Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria and attendance of Dr. Abdullahi Shehu, Director General of GIABA. Participants included representatives of the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of Member States and development partners.

 
12 Aug , 2010The Members of ECOWAS Audit Committee Visited GIABA

 

Alongside from their second statutory meeting of 2010 hosted by the Intergovernmental Group of Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), members of the Audit Committee of the Economic Community of States African States (ECOWAS) participated in a briefing session organised on their behalf in GIABA conference room on 12 August 2010.

 
11 Aug , 2010GIABA held interactive session with delegations of US Congress and NIPSS Participants on AML/CFT framework

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) play host to high level delegations from the United States of America Congress and Senior Executive Course 32 Participants of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Nigeria at the Conference hall of GIABA in Dakar, the Republic of Senegal.
05 Aug , 2010Ambassadors of GIABA Member States and Officials of Senegal Fully Informed during a Briefing Session

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), organised a briefing session in its premises for the ambassadors of ECOWAS Member States, development partners and Senegalese authorities on 30 July 2010, in Dakar, Senegal. The session was a response to the directives of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS at its 38th Summit held in Cape Verde on 3 July 2010  requiring all ECOWAS institutions to provide a platform for keeping stakeholders especially ECOWAS Ambassadors within their geographical location informed of their institutions’ activities within the strategic framework of ECOWAS vision.
30 Jul , 2010GIABA to Hold a Briefing Session for Ambassadors of Member States

The Intergovernmental Group Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) holds on July 30, 2010 at 16 :00 in its premises, a briefing session for ambassadors and consuls of the fifteen Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) residing Senegal and for representatives of development partners.
19 Jul - 23 Jul , 2010GIABA holds a regional training programmes for investigators on AML / CFT in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

From 19 to 23 July 2010, the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a regional training programme money laundering and other financial crimes investigation, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
05 Jul - 07 Jul , 2010Ghanaian Authorities Urged to Expedite Passage of AML/CFT Related Bills

The Ghanaian Government has been urged to expedite action for the passage into law of all the anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) related bills pending before the parliament such as the Economic and Organised Crime Bill.
05 Jul , 2010GIABA Committed to Support Member States Develop National AML/CFT Strategies

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has reiterated its commitment to assist member States to develop national anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) strategy framework to guide efforts and actions against economic and financial crimes in the region.
28 Jun , 2010ECOWAS President Commended GIABA for its Admission as a FATF Associate Member

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho has congratulated GIABA for its untiring commitment to the fight against trans-organised crime leading attaining the Associate Membership as an FATF Associate Member at the last FATF Plenary and Working Group Meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 21-25 June, 2010.
23 Jun , 2010GIABA Elevated to FATF Associate Member

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) was admitted as Associate Member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at the Plenary and Working Group meetings held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from the 21-25 June, 2010.
09 Jul - 10 Jul , 2010Bank Chief Executives to attend regional seminar on their role in countering ML/FT

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organizing a regional seminar on AML/CFT issues for Bank Chief Executives, from 09 to 10 July 2010 at Hotel Teranga, Dakar – Senegal. The objective of the seminar is to acquaint bank managers from GIABA member states of their roles in implementing AML/CFT regimes, in order to promote a sound and efficient financial system.
05 Jul - 07 Jul , 2010GIABA organises National AML/CFT strategy workshop for Republic of Ghana

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organising a National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Strategy Workshop for the Republic of Ghana from 5-7 July, 2010 at Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana.
25 Jun , 2010GIABA Elevated to FATF Associate Member

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) was admitted as FATF Associate Members at the FATF Plenary and Working Group meetings holding in Amsterdam, Netherlands from the 21-25 June, 2010.
17 Jun , 2010VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: GAB-02-10

GIABA is inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Vacant positions. Please click here for details
10 Jun , 2010There is hope to win the fight against transnational organized crime Says DG GIABA

The Director General of GIABA, Dr Abdullahi Y Shehu, while addressing the United Nation Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee said that 'There is hope, yet there is frustration in the fight against transnational organized crime. We must remain focused and never give up because the prospects of wining outweigh the challenges and frustrations. We must strengthen our bond of cooperation and support one another. We must also involve the private sector, in particular, financial institutions to enforce strict customer due diligence and identify beneficial owners of the funds they manage'. Please click here to read more
10 Jun , 2010GIABA to hold 3rd Seminar on Economic and Financial Crimes for Judges in English Speaking Countries in West Africa, Banjul

GIABA, in collaboration with its development partners, organizes seminars for Judges, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Officers in the West Africa to keep them abreast with typologies of organized crime, particularly, money laundering and terrorist financing. Thus, GIABA, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is organizing a regional seminar for Judges from Anglophone member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 14 to 16 June, 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia.
01 Jun , 2010GIABA RELEASES 2009 ANNUAL REPORT AND TWO OTHER REPORTS ON AML/CFT IN WEST AFRICA

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) on Thursday, May 27, 2010, formally released its 2009 Annual Report and two evidence-based research studies conducted by GIABA on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) in West Africa at a World Press Conference, an Interactive Session with Media Executives in West Africa and an Open House Forum by GIABA at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
21 May , 2010GIABA HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH MEDIA EXECUTIVES IN WEST AFRICA AND AN OPEN HOUSE FORUM

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will, on Thursday, May 27, 2010, hold an Interactive Session with Media Executives in West Africa alongside a World Press Conference and an Open House Forum.
N/AMUTUAL EVALUATION REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN ADOPTED

The 13th Technical Commission and 8th Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) adopted the mutual evaluation report of the Republic of Benin. The meeting held in Praia, the Republic of Cape Verde from May 2 – 5, 2010 also adopted three follow up reports of GIABA member States viz; third follow up report of the Republic of Sierra Leone and second follow up reports of the Republic of Nigeria and Senegal respectively.
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