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In a series of collaborative meetings, ILSTA, AMLIO, and other relevant agencies assessed Lao PDR’s progress in implementing the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 11 Immediate Outcomes (I.Os) following the

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requires countries not only to comply with technical standards but also to take concrete measures in order to effectively combat money laundering and terrorism

Over the past two weeks, ILSTA conducted the 3rd edition of its Summer School on Ethics and Integrity. Developed under the framework of the Doha Declaration in 2015, “PROMOTING A

The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Immediate Outcomes (I.Os) serve as a benchmark for assessing the effectiveness of a country’s Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) system in key areas such as

As a member of the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, a regional body of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Lao PDR underwent a Mutual Evaluation in 2023 and

ILSTA with the Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence Office’s (AMLIO) supported the Legal Working Group (LWG) in updating Lao PDR’s AML/CFT legislation in line with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recommendations.

Nelson Mandela International Day on the 18th of July marks the remembrance of the person who fought for the equality and dignity of all human beings. Mandela was sentenced to

ILSTA Participates in the 4th ASEAN Environmental Law Conference ILSTA participated in the 4th ASEAN Environmental Law Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference centered on using the law to

Illegal wildlife trafficking is not only a criminal offence but it is one of the “Predicate offenses” in Laos that can be at the origin of a money laundering offence.