Central Bank of Myanmar Governor Daw Than Than Swe chaired a meeting of the Working Group on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) yesterday.
During the session, the Governor outlined key developments, including Myanmar’s participation in the recent Asia Pacific Joint Group (APJG) meeting in Macao, which focused on the country’s progress report. Discussions also covered completed action plans, future activities, and efforts to improve ratings in the upcoming 16th progress report through international cooperation.
Vice-Chair U Kyaw Win Thein, who is also a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission, provided an update on the drafting of a new anti-money laundering law and the preparation of the progress report.
Attendees were also briefed on recent technical training courses in Japan and other international AML/CFT matters discussed at the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) annual meeting.
