The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), convened a Joint Experts’ Meeting (JEM) in Accra during the month under review.
The Annual Joint Experts’ Meeting served as a key global platform for operational engagement, bringing together experts from across the FATF Global Network to share practical insights, innovative strategies, and best practices in addressing the evolving threats of money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and other related financial crimes.
Present at the Opening Ceremony were the Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem; Ms. Elisa de Anda Madrazo, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); Mr. Edwin W. Harris Jr., Director-General of GIABA; Mr. Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre; and Mr. Timothy Dolan, Head of Section for Economics, Private Sector and Trade at the European Union Delegation to Ghana.
As part of the programme, the Ministry of Finance hosted over 250 delegates from across the continent and other international institutions to a Gala Night and organized guided tours to Ghana’s historic Cape Coast Castle and the Kakum National Park, showcasing the country’s rich cultural heritage and eco-tourism potential.
