On 18–19 December 2025 a seminar “Implementation of Currency Control by Customs Authorities” was held with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana.

       The event was aimed at enhancing the professional qualifications of customs officials, as well as addressing current issues related to the practical application of currency legislation in the activities of customs authorities.

       The seminar brought together officials from the State Revenue Committee, as well as from territorial state revenue bodies.

        The seminar was opened with welcoming remarks by:

• Dzhumagulov Kairat, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Assel Karataeva, Head of the Military-Political Dimension Department of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana.

       The organization of this seminar was driven by the growing role of currency control in ensuring the economic security of the state, maintaining the stability of foreign trade operations, and preventing violations of currency legislation.

       The seminar lecturer was Ivanushchenko Alevtina, an international expert, Candidate of Economic Sciences, and Associate Professor of the Department of Customs Revenues and Tariff Regulation at the Russian Customs Academy.

        Within the framework of the programme, key aspects of the implementation of currency control, liability for violations of currency legislation, as well as best international practices and approaches to the organization of currency control were examined. Particular attention was paid to liability for breaches of currency legislation, as well as to global and Russian experience in monitoring suspicious currency transactions and combating money laundering.

       During the two-day seminar, participants analyzed real-life examples of law enforcement practice, discussed mechanisms of interagency cooperation, and reviewed prospects for the development of currency regulation in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.

       The seminar contributed to enhancing the professional competence of specialists and strengthening the capacity of state revenue authorities in the field of currency control.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd/press/news/details/1131090?lang=kk