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From 21-23 August 2023 the APG conducted a Strategic Implementation Planning visit to Lao PDR following the adoption of Lao PDR’s July 2023 mutual evaluation report.

The APG conducted a visit to Vietnam from 11 – 13 September 2023 focused on priority activities and programmes to respond to Vietnam’s FATF ICRG action plan following an invitation from the State Bank of Vietnam.

From 15-17 August 2023 the APG delivered a pre-ME visit to Timor-Leste, as part of its Mutual Evaluation process. This is Timor-Leste’s second Mutual Evaluation, having previously been assessed in 2011/2012.

An APG high-level delegation visited Colombo, Sri Lanka from 6 to 8 September 2023 to discuss Sri Lanka’s preparation for its next evaluation in the APG’s fourth round commencing in 2025.

The 3rd round APG Mutual Evaluation Report for Nepal was adopted by the APG membership in July 2023 and is now available for download.

The Typology Report on Money Laundering Associated with Tax Crimes in the Asia/Pacific, jointly prepared by the Australian Tax Office and the APG, was adopted by the APG membership at its Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada (July, 2023).

At the annual meeting in July 2023, the APG membership admitted Tuvalu as its newest member, and Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates as its newest observers. All three committed to the values and goals of the APG and were admitted unanimously.

The 3rd round APG Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) for Lao PDR and Brunei Darussalam were adopted by the APG membership in July 2023 and are now available for download.

The APG’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training (TA&T) Forum was attended by over 300 international delegates during the week of 10 July in Vancouver, British Columbia.