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For the first time, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center –OJK as an Indonesian financial intelligence institution, was chosen as the host of the annual meeting of the Egmont Working Group. Egmont Group is an international organization that brings together the Financial Intelligence Units throughout the world. Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center, Kiagus Ahmad Badarudin said in Jakarta on Wednesday (30/1) that through the annual meeting of the Egmont Group, Indonesia hoped to enhance its major role in preventing money laundering.

“So Indonesia wants to enhance its major role in the international world in terms of preventintion and eradication of money laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing. Besides, we are also trying to put our officials in international organizations to increase their international exposure," Kiagus Ahmad Badarudin said.

The Egmont Group annual meeting took place in Jakarta from 28 to 30 January. Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (OJK) Kiagus Ahmad Badarudin said, this meeting was attended by 300 participants from 89 countries. In addition, this meeting was also attended by a number of international organizations that have a common interest in the prevention and eradication of criminal acts of terrorism funding throughout the world. (VOI/Ndy/AHM)