International Monetary Fund intends to take active measures against money laundering and terrorism financing in Kyrgyzstan, Swiss Cooperation Office reported on Thursday, January 29.

On January 30 IMF will hold a final conference on results of money laundering and terrorism financing prevention project.

IMF will inform about work results and tell about plans for the nearest future. According to the project officials, for the last two years the project helped to improve the legislative basis up to international standards, financially assisted in setting of useful computer equipment and software for Financial Research Service (FRS). It helped to hold numerous seminars for FRS members, justice institutions, National Bank and other commercial banks.

“The second phase of a project is aimed to increase a potential of banking and financial sectors of the country in order to check and reveal suspicious bargains,” project members said.