Saudia Arabia is still not member its will come under consideration again too in this session (check point 9 on agenda ) as in last one they find out of 11 they still to work on 4 terms
Source:-https://
www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/plenary-june-2019.html
FATF Week, 16-21 June 2019
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For the first time under the FATF’s new,
open-ended mandate, representatives from the 205 members of the FATF Global Network, the IMF, UN, World Bank and others will meet for FATF Week in Orlando, Florida.
During six days of meetings, they will discuss a range of important issues, focused on protecting the integrity of the financial system and contributing to global safety and security. This includes further progress in the regulation of virtual assets, with strong support from the
G20. FATF Week will conclude with Plenary, the third and last under the U.S.
Presidency of Marshall Billingslea, from 19 June. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin will end the Plenary with closing remarks on 21 June.
On the agenda during FATF Week, key issues include:
- Interpretive note and guidance on virtual assets
- Developments in the financing of ISIL, Al-Qaeda and Affiliates and countries’ disruption strategies, including prosecution of terrorist financing
- Mutual evaluations of Greece and Hong Kong, China
- Actions taken by Brazil and Iceland
- Progress by Iran and other countries that present a risk to the financial system
- Risk-based approach guidance for legal professionals, accountants and trust and company service providers
- Guidance to improve terrorist financing risk assessments
- The FATF report to G20 leaders
- Consideration of Saudi Arabia’s membership to the FATF
- Strategic review of the FATF’s processes and funding
- Priorities of the upcoming Chinese Presidency of the FATF
In addition, FATF will receive reports from organisations including the IMF, World Bank, United Nations, OECD, OSCE, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, CARIN, EBRD, ECB, Europol, GIFCS, IAIS, the 9 FATF-Style Regional Bodies and others.