The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) held the 43rd Plenary Meeting and working group sessions in Minsk, Belarus on 24-28 November 2025. Delegates from the People's Bank of China attended the meeting.

    The Plenary elected Yury Chikhanchin, Director of the Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service, to continue serving as the EAG Chair for 2026-2027 and approved the Chairmanship Priorities. The meeting decided to grant observer status to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group.

    The Plenary adopted the second follow-up assessment report of Belarus and revised the procedure of the third round of the EAG mutual evaluations.

    The Plenary adopted typology research reports, including the Information Bulletin on the Activities of Terrorist Groups in the Eurasian Region, and was briefed on the provision of technical assistance to member states. During the Plenary, the 12th EAG Contest for the Best Cooperation between Competent Authorities in the Field of AML/CFT was also held, with the People's Bank of China representing China to participate and receive an award. During the Plenary, representatives from the People's Bank of China engaged in thematic discussions on topics including the progress of the FATF’s fifth-round mutual evaluation of China.

    The 44th EAG Plenary Meeting will take place in Turkmenistan in May 2026.

    Date of last update Nov. 29 2018
    2025年11月28日