The Action on “Promoting Transparency and Action against Economic Crime” in Central Asia supported the Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan (Financial Intelligence Unit - FIU) and law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Tajikistan to improve their capacities in planning and conducting strategic analysis by preparing a Technical Paper and organising a training on Strategic Analysis in the context of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
Following the request of Tajik authorities through their FIU, the Council of Europe, through the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme, provided assistance to the FIU and other interested institutions in the Republic of Tajikistan by conducting an AML/CFT strategic analysis training and developing related guidelines on undertaking strategic analysis.
On 27 March 2023, the Council of Europe presented in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the developed Guidelines on Strategic Analysis which are adapted to the context of Tajikistan.
A training event was subsequently organised on 27-31 March 2023 and brought together 26 participants from the FIU, General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Interior, State Committee on National Security, Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, and Drug Control Agency. The training was based on training materials and exercises developed by the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and delivered by certified facilitators.
The training consisted of both theoretical and practical sessions by offering the opportunity to the FIU and law enforcement agencies involved to obtain in-depth knowledge of different aspects of strategic analysis. These included inter alia the assessment of the needs of FIU, law enforcement agencies, supervisory agencies, and the private sector to conduct, be engaged and contribute in strategic analysis process and outputs. The training engaged the participants to the methodological approach for the intelligence cycle and various stages in conducting strategic analysis (such as collection, collation, evaluation, reporting and dissemination). Participants could develop their skills in conducting strategic analysis steps through dynamic and interactive case studies. Finally, the event also served to provide international good practices in conducting strategic analysis and current trends and typologies in this area.
This activity was organised by the Action on “Promoting Transparency and Action against Economic Crime” in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023, which is a joint initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe. The Action is aimed at strengthening capacities to fight and prevent economic crime in five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).