PRESS RELEASE09.07.2026
The Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee published the 6th Round Mutual Evaluation Report on the Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Terrorist Financing and Countering Proliferation Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Measures in the Republic of Armenia
On 9 July 2026, Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee published the 6th Round Mutual Evaluation Report on the Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Terrorist Financing and Countering Proliferation Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CTF/CPF) Measures in the Republic of Armenia, which was approved during the 71st Plenary Meetings of the Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee.
The report assesses the effectiveness and adequacy of Armenia’s AML/CTF/CPF measures in accordance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Methodology.
The report commends Armenia’s efforts on its AML/CTF/CPF risk understanding, as well as its efforts for ensuring its continuous improvement. The report highlights the country’s progress, in particular, in the following areas:
- Commendable efforts have been made in strengthening the understanding of ML/TF/PF risks, and the national policies and strategies to address these risks are satisfactory.
- Competent authorities cooperate effectively with their foreign counterparts.
- Since the previous evaluation cycle, the country has taken significant steps to strengthen AML/CTF/CPF supervision of financial institutions and introduce risk-based supervision.
- The Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia provides law enforcement authorities with high-quality financial intelligence.
- The country effectively ensures the implementation of targeted financial sanctions established by United Nations Security Council resolutions.
In accordance with the procedures of the Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee, the next evaluation of country will take place in 2029.
*The FATF is an international organization that sets the recommendations (standards) for AML/CTF/CPF, and evaluates the efforts made by countries to ensure their compliance, in accordance with the FATF Methodology.
**The Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee is a body of AML/CTF/CPF experts that assess the compliance of Council of Europe member states with the FATF Recommendations, in accordance with the FATF Methodology.
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