Al Amn Magazine # 160

FEBRUARY 2023 48 NEWS Bahrain,Omaninkdeal to combatmoney laundering he Ministry of Interior’s F i n a n c i a l I nve s t i g a t i on D e p a r t m e n t has signed an agreement with Oman’s National Centre for Financial Information to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Director of the Financial Investigation Department Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa and the CEO of Oman’s National Centre for Financial Information Colonel Abdul Rahman bin Amer Al Kiyumi signed the agreement. Shaikha Mai stressed the importance of the memorandum to benefit from Bahrain’s experience in the field of mutual evaluation of the Financial Action Task Force and to enhance cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist f inanc ing . She praised the close historical ties and relations between the two countries in addition to the mutual partnerships in various security fields, which link Bahrain and Oman. During the meeting, the two delegations reviewed the most prominent practices and experiences with regard to combating money laundering and terrorist financing. This agreement aims to exchange information related to money laundering and terrorist financing and related predicate offenses. T Al Amn Bureau