The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat presented the Second National Risk Assessment (NRA-2) Report on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating Financing of Terrorism and the financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/PWMD) in Turkmenistan and its Risk Management Action Plan (RMAP).

The virtual meeting, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in close co-operation with the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan and its Financial Monitoring Service (FMS) on 14 and 15 May 2021, brought together representatives of relevant governmental and non-governmental agencies.

International experts Igoris Krzeckovskis and Oxana Gisca assisted in drafting the NRA - 2 and its RMAP, shared their recommendations, and discussed further steps necessary for implementation of the Action Plan.

Speaking during the meeting, Economic and Environmental Officer at the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Ivana Markovic noted that the report, like the previous report for 2017–2018, was prepared in a close and productive co-operation with the Ministry of Finance and Economy and its FMS and other government agencies, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Central Bank, NGOs and private sector”,

It was underlined that the Centre intended to continue its long-term support to the Government of Turkmenistan in this sphere.