In an effort to improve international cooperation and lawfully protect the global financial system from abuse and corruption, Mr. Mohammed A. Nasser, Officer In Charge of the Financial Intelligence Agency of Liberia (FIA) has affixed his signature in adherence to commitment to the Egmont Group Charter of Financial Intelligence Units thus, making Liberia a full member of the Egmont Group.

Nigeria and Congo Brazzaville provided mentorship for Liberia to acquire membership with the Egmont Group, according to Mr. Mohammed A. Nasser, Officer-In-Charge of the FIA. He emphasized that presently, Liberia has all rights and privileges to the global platform which is a medium to improve international cooperation, communication, information sharing, and training coordination in the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes based on the support of Egmont Group members from different continents that are well-experienced.

Accordingly, Mr. Nasser elaborated that FIA-Liberia’s membership with Egmont Group shall provide a protective international platform for information exchange between FIA-Liberia and other Egmont group member states to enhance bilateral, multilateral, and flexible global practices, in accordance with global Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/PF) Standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Mr. Nasser stressed that this global platform provides Liberia with a wider and more secured means to protect the country’s financial system from abuse, given that the global network shall deeply improve the exchange of knowledge and information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and associated predicate offenses for the protection of Liberia’s and the global financial system.