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07 Feb

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Office, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Planning / Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control, held a specialized workshop entitled “Implementation of the Decisions of the Terrorist Funds Freezing Committee and the United Nations Security Council Resolutions” on Thursday, 5 February 2026.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Office, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Planning / Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control, held a specialized workshop entitled “Implementation of the Decisions of the Terrorist Funds Freezing Committee and the United Nations Security Council Resolutions” on Thursday, 5 February 2026. The workshop was […]

30 Jan

A specialized workshop to enhance feedback between the Office and reporting officers in banks

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office held a specialized workshop on Thursday, 29 January 2026, aimed at enhancing feedback mechanisms between the Office and reporting officers in banks, with the objective of improving the quality of suspicious financial transaction reports and submissions filed through the goAML system. This workshop was conducted in implementation of […]

30 Jan

A specialized workshop to share the results of the updated assessment of the risks of misuse of the legal persons sector for money laundering and terrorism financing

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office, in coordination with the General Directorate of Company Registration – Kurdistan Region, held a specialized workshop on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to share the results of the updated assessment of the risks related to the misuse of the legal persons sector for money laundering and terrorism financing. This […]

30 Jan

The Office held an awareness workshop on combating money laundering and terrorism financing, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs / Planning and Studies Department, held an awareness seminar on combating money laundering and terrorism financing on Sunday, 25 January 2026. The seminar was attended by employees from various departments of the Ministry. The seminar covered the following […]

28 Jan

Discussion of Suspicious Indicators Related to Unusual Financial Transactions

Within the framework of the Public–Private Partnership (PPP), the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office held a meeting with a number of banking and non-banking financial institutions from both the public and private sectors, aiming to strengthen cooperation and exchange perspectives in a way that contributes to the development of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism […]

28 Jan

A Specialized Workshop on Targeted Financial Sanctions

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office, in coordination with the Central Bank of Iraq / Erbil Branch, held a specialized workshop on targeted financial sanctions on Tuesday, 27 January 2026. The workshop was attended by staff from government agencies, financial institutions, businesses, and designated non-financial professions operating in the Kurdistan Region. The workshop covered […]

28 Jan

A Workshop within the Series on Promoting a Unified Understanding Arising from Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and the Central Bank of Iraq / Erbil Branch in the Kurdistan Region, held a workshop within the series on promoting a unified understanding arising from money laundering and terrorism financing risks, based on the findings of the updated National Risk […]

28 Jan

A Specialized Workshop within the Series on Promoting a Unified Understanding Arising from Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks

The Supreme Judicial Council / Judicial Development Institute held a specialized workshop on access to beneficial ownership information on 22 December 2025, based on the outcomes of the Mutual Evaluation of the Republic of Iraq for the period (2023–2024), and in coordination with the Companies Registration Department and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Office. […]

18 Dec

Workshop on effective financial investigation methods and tools

In continuation of the cooperation between the Supreme Judicial Council and the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Office, in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and within the series of specialized workshops on parallel financial investigation procedures for investigators of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Integrity Commission. A workshop was held […]

18 Dec

Statement issued by the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council

Statement issued by the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council. The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), at its general meeting held in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 19-23 May 2024, adopted the Mutual Evaluation Report of the Republic of Iraq, which reflects its great commitment to implementing international standards to […]