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The APG has recently launched the APG VA and VASP Network for public sector representatives of APG members and observers to share information on challenges, enforcement activities, experiences and policy developments relating to VA and VASPs.

The APG assessment team of Nauru held its pre Mutual Evaluation (ME) meeting with authorities over three days from 23-25 May 2023, virtually via the Zoom platform.

The face-to-face visit for Brunei Darussalam's APG Mutual Evaluation was conducted from 3 to 5 May 2023 in Bandar Seri Begawan. This followed the onside visit conducted in November 2022.

The APG assessment team of Nepal met with authorities over three days from 26 to 28 April 2023 in Kathmandu to discuss the third draft of the mutual evaluation report.

The APG assessment team of Lao PDR met with authorities over three days from 19 to 21 April 2023 in Vientiane to discuss the third draft of the mutual evaluation report.

From 9-13 March 2023, the APG held its first fully in-person Assessor Training Workshop since 2019. The workshop was generously hosted and supported by Japan in Tokyo and attended by 38 experts from 24 APG members and 1 APG Secretariat staff member.

The APG participated in the ‘Virtual Asset Supervision and Law Enforcement Workshop’ in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on 13 March 2023. The workshop was attended by a range of agencies and explored the following topics: • FATF Rec 15 and beneficial own

The onsite visit for Nepal’s 3rd APG Mutual Evaluation was conducted from 5 to 16 December 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The fourth and final session of the virtual APG Training Series on Implementation of the FATF Standards relating to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers, was held on 8 December 2022.