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<title><![CDATA[AML/CFT Initiatives of MENAFATF: Background – History of MENAFATF and the most important developments.]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[A Joint MENAFATF/IMF Workshop for Jurisdictions Undergoing A Mutual Evaluation/Assessment 22-26 February 2010 - Lebanon ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=903]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Adel Hamad Al Qulish, MENAFATF Executive Secretary and Dr. Muhammad Baasiri, Vice- Governor of Central Bank of Lebanon and Mr. Nadim Kyriakos, Senior Counsel, Financial Integrity Group in IMF, have inaugurated the Joint MENAFATF/IMF Workshop.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:22:51 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FATF-MENAFATF Joint Plenary Meeting, Abu Dhabi, 17-19 February 2010]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=897]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first joint FATF-MENAFATF Plenary meeting was held in Abu Dhabi during the period 14-19 February 2010. The meeting included a joint session that was presided by the MENAFATF, in which a number of issues were discussed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Typologies Workshop on “ML and TF Indicators and Trends” 10/1/2010 – 11/1/2010 Doha – State of Qatar]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=895]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Adel Hamad Al Qulish, MENAFATF Executive Secretary and H.E. Brigadier. Abdullah Salem Al Ali, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, State of Qatar have inaugurated the typologies workshop held on 10 & 11 January 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Establishment of a forum for FIUs ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=891]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 10th MENAFATF plenary meeting which was held in the Lebanese Republic in November 2009 approved the establishment of "a forum for FIUs in the Middle East and North Africa" gathering the presidents of FIUs in the member countries of the MENAFATF. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Dec 2009 04:42:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Meeting with Private Sector Representatives ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=892]]></link><description><![CDATA[Within the framework of dialogue mechanism with the private sector, the MENAFATF held on 12 November 2009 on the margin of the 10th MENAFATF plenary meeting (held in Beirut during the period 9-11 November 2009) the first meeting with private sector representatives]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Dec 2009 04:41:41 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FATF/MENAFATF joint meeting in the UAE – 15-19 February 2010  ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=893]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MENAFATF plans to hold a joint meeting with the FATF in the UAE; This meeting is considered the first of its kind in the MENA region...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Dec 2009 04:40:36 CST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MENAFATF 10th Plenary for AML/CFT - Riviera Hotel, Beirut – Lebanon - from 9 to 11 November 2009 ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=884]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 10th MENAFATF Plenary was held during 9 – 11 November 2009 under the presidency of the Kingdom of Bahrain represented by Mr. Abdurrahman Muhammad Al-Baker, the Executive Director of Financial Institution Supervision at the Central Bank of Bahrain]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3rd workshop on "Training the assessors"]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=878]]></link><description><![CDATA[Date: June 28 – July 2nd, 2009 Location: Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain In collaboration with the Central Bank of Bahrain, World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the MENAFATF organized the 3rd workshop on 'Training the assessors" in AML/CTF.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:10:59 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[9th MENAFATF Plenary, Kingdom of Bahrain 18-20 May, 2009 ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=872]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 9th MENAFATF Plenary was held in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 18-20 May, 2009 under the presidency of the Kingdom, represented by Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Baker, Executive Director of the Financial Institutions Supervision department at the Central Bank of Bahrain.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:10:17 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[APG Visit to the MENAFATF Headquarters on 17 May 2009 ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=873]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 17 May 2009, the Executive Secretary of MENAFATF, Mr. Adel Al Qulish received the Deputy Secretary of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering Mr. Eliot Kennedy in the MENAFATF Secretariat in Manama, Bahrain. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:10:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Analysis Techniques Course in AML/CFT, Beirut – Lebanon, 31 March -2 April 2009]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=870]]></link><description><![CDATA[cooperation with the Special Investigation Commission (SIC) in Lebanon and the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) at the US Department of Treasury, the MENAFATF organized a Financial Analysis Techniques Course in the field of AML/CFT during the period 31 March – 2 April 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:09:48 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Press Conference on the Occasion of the Kingdom of Bahrain Assuming the MENAFATF Presidency]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=859]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a press conference on Wednesday, 14 January 2009 at its headquarters in Manama on the occasion of the Kingdom of Bahrain assuming the presidency of the group. Mr. Abdul Rahman M. ALBAKER, the MENAFATF president and Executive Director of the Financial Institutions Supervision Department, the Central Bank of Bahrain and Mr. Adel ALQULISH the MENAFATF Executive Secretary, participated in the conference. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:08:33 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DNFBPs in Relation to Anti-Money Laundering and the Combating of the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=855]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MENAFATF has issued guidelines to member countries on DNFBPs in relation to AML/CFT. Those guidelines are meant to be a tool that member countries may consult in whole or in part, as per each country's circumstances and position.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:07:42 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) in Relation to AML/CFT ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=856]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MENAFATF has issued guidelines to member countries on PEPs in relation to AML/CFT. Those guidelines are meant to be a tool that member countries may consult in whole or in part, as per each country's circumstances and position.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:07:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[8th MENAFATF Plenary meeting, Fujairah, UAE, 10-11 November 2008]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=842]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) for combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing announced that H.E. Abdulrahim Mohamed Al Awadi, President of Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), Assistant Executive Director & Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) of the UAE chaired the 8th Plenary meeting held in Dibba, Fujairah, Hotel JAL Fujairah Resort & Spa, from 10/11/2008 to 11/11/2008 on the context of UAE’s Presidency of MENAFATF.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:06:39 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[7th MENAFATF Plenary meeting, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 7-9 April 2008 ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=829]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) for combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing announced that H.E. Abdulrahim Mohamed Al Awadi, President of Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), Assistant Executive Director & Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) of the UAE chaired the 7th Plenary meeting held in Abu Dhabi, Hilton Hotel from 7/4/2008 to 10/4/2008 on the occasion of UAE’s Presidency of MENAFATF during its current session]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:06:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop on Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions & Politically Exposed Persons, Algiers, 18-20 February 2008 ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.menafatf.org/ArticleDetail.asp?rid=792]]></link><description><![CDATA[In cooperation with the Conseil de la Cellule de Traitment du Reseignment Financier, Algeria, the MENAFATF organized a workshop on Designated non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) in Algiers, capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, during the period 18-20 February 2008. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:04:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
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