International Convention Centre, 13 to 17 February 2006
14 February 2006
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the leading anti-money laundering
body, is meeting at the International Convention Centre, Cape Town, this week.
Under this yearâs South African presidency of the task force, participants from
FATF member countries will discuss methods to combat international money
laundering and the financing of terrorism, and African responses to these
issues.
The President of the FATF, Kader Asmal, and its Executive Secretary, Alain
Damais, will brief journalists on the outcome of the Plenary and FATFâs ongoing
work on terrorist financing, money laundering and their link to corruption. The
briefing will take place at 1h30pm on Thursday, 16 February, in the Cape Town
International Convention Centre.
Please note that all representatives of the media wishing to attend are
required to register at the FATF registration desk in the foyer of the centre
upon arrival.
The conclusions of the meeting will be available as of 21 February on the
FATF website: http://www.fatf-gafi.org.
FATF members include: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil;
Canada; Denmark; the European Commission; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; the
Gulf Co-operation Council; Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan;
Luxembourg; Mexico; Kingdom of the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal;
Russian Federation; Singapore; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland;
Turkey; United Kingdom; United States.
Issued by: National Treasury
14 February 2006
