Venue: Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra-Ghana
Brief:
The Technical Commission/Plenary meeting and the Ministerial Committee Meeting will be held in a hybrid mode (virtual and in-person) from February 13 to 19, 2022.This is second time Ghana is hosting the Plenary, which happened in 2013.
Convening twice a year, the technical commission/plenary provides a forum for discussions among technical experts from the ECOWAS member states of the threats and challenges associated with ML/TF&P in the sub-region. The plenary also presents the opportunity for building partnerships and deepening collaboration in a concerted and harmonized manner for the effective implementation of AML/CFT measures.
Discussions at this 36th Technical Commission/Plenary will focus on the 2nd round MER of Guinea Bissau, Follow-up reports of some member states and various topologies and other research studies conducted by GIABA and FATF. On the other hand, the 24th Ministerial Committee Meeting, the highest policy and decision-making body of GIABA will among others, consider and adopt the Director-Generals Activity report, reports of the technical Commission and the 2nd Round Mutual Evaluation Report of Guinea Bissau
