ESAAMLG Mutual Evaluation of the United Republic of Tanzania
26 January -06 February 2009.

The ESAAMLG will conduct an on-site visit to the United Republic of Tanzania to evaluate its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework and systems from 26 January to 06 February 2009.

The evaluation of a country’s AML/CFT system and its compliance with international AML/CFT standards is carried out by trained experts in the legal, financial sector and law enforcement areas of AML/CFT systems from ESAAMLG member countries.  These evaluations are based on the 40+9 Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).  The evaluation process consists of two major parts namely, the on-site visit which involves meetings with key governmental and private sector agencies (including law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities, banks, other financial institutions and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals such casinos, lawyers and accountants) and the discussion and adoption of the report by the ESAAMLG Task Force of Senior Officials and Council of Ministers.

ESAAMLG Secretariat
19 January 2009