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A ceremony was held in Dili, Timor-Leste on 26 September 2014 to mark the official opening of Timor-Leste’s Financial Intelligence Unit by Banco Central Timor-Leste.

APG members have issued a public statement calling upon Vanuatu to promptly address its AML/CFT deficiencies.

A “Regional Workshop on Implementing Targeted Financial Sanctions against Terrorism” was held from 25-26 September 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia hosted by the government of Indonesia.

The APG Annual Report 2013-2014, with independently audited financial statements and incorporating the outcomes of the 17th Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training Forum in Macao, China in July 2014 is now available for download.

The FATF Asia/Pacific Regional Review Group (A/P RRG) conducted an onsite visit to Cambodia from 1 – 2 September 2014.

From 2 – 4 September Cambodia hosted bilateral consultations between Indonesia and Cambodia on targeted financial sanctions to combat terrorism.

The Korea FIU hosted the APG's 4th assessor training workshop using the 2013 FATF assessment methodology in Seoul, Korea in the week of 18-22 August, 2014. 39 participants from 18 members and one observer organisation attended the training.

The APG VTC Reporting Policy, endorsed by the APG Membership during the APG Annual Meeting in July 2014 is now available for download.

The 2014 APG/FATF Joint Experts’ Meeting on Typologies will be hosted by the Thai government in Bangkok, Thailand, from 24-28 November.