Bern, 16 October – On 14-16 October, a delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan, led by the Chairman of the Financial Monitoring Agency, Zhanat Elimanov, took part in an international conference in Bern dedicated to the development of financial intelligence. The event was held under the auspices of ECOFEL (European Network of Financial Intelligence Units) with the assistance of the Swiss Financial Intelligence Service. Key topics discussed included the introduction of artificial intelligence, data protection and the role of financial intelligence in the digital age.

Following the conference, the Chairman of the Agency, Zhanat Elimanov, and the Head of the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland, Anton Brönnimann, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan and the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland. The document provides for strengthening cooperation in the exchange of financial intelligence information related to money laundering, terrorist financing and related crimes. The parties agreed to expand the exchange of information on suspicious transactions and coordinate analytical work.

Separate meetings were also held between the Kazakh delegation and representatives of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland and the Federal office of police, during which practical aspects of the agreement's implementation were discussed, including asset recovery, legal assistance and parallel investigations.

The Swiss side positively assessed Kazakhstan's progress in the field of financial monitoring, including control over cryptocurrency transactions, and expressed interest in further cooperation, in particular through the continued exchange of experts and regular consultations.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/1088934?lang=kk