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 the action plan and remedial measures derived from the impact assessment of the analytical study issued by the Office concerning the improvement of reports received from reporting entities.

The workshop covered the following key areas:

Discussing a number of practical scenarios related to the submission of reports and notifications.

Identifying the main technical challenges and obstacles faced by banks during data entry and report submission.

Analyzing common errors that affect the quality of information and addressing ways to rectify them.

Emphasizing the adoption of the Office’s guideline issued on reporting suspicious transactions.

At the conclusion of the workshop, emphasis was placed on ensuring that the quality of reports and notifications is aligned with the international standards issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), in a manner that enhances the effectiveness of the reporting system and supports compliance levels among all reporting entities.