FATF Webinar on Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment and Mitigation

This webinar brought together a panel of experts from public and private sectors with a global and domestic focus on tackling the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The panel included, amongst others, the co-chairs of the FATF's Policy Development Group and the Risk, Trends and Methods Group, which lead FATF work in this area. The interactive discussion focused on the following topics:

• new FATF obligations on proliferation financing (PF) risk assessment and mitigation - objectives and rationale;
• emerging trends on proliferation financing risks and techniques adopted by the designated individuals and entities to evade PF targeted financial sanctions;
• national experiences, challenges, and lessons-learnt in conducting PF risk assessment and developing appropriate mitigation strategies; and
• private sector experiences in conducting PF risk assessment and implementing appropriate mitigating measures to combat PF and evasion of targeted financial sanctions.