FIC Workshop in Bangkok Unites FIUs and Customs Authorities Across Asia-Pacific and Eurasia to Strengthen Joint Action Against Financial Crime
Another successful milestone for the Financial Intelligence Compendium (FIC): the Egmont Group, the ECOFEL, and the World Customs Organization (WCO), together with gracious hosts @Anti-Money Laundering Office of the Kingdom of Thailand (AMLO Thailand), delivered a four-day regional workshop in Bangkok from September 23–26, 2025.
This interactive workshop brought together 40 participants from FIUs and customs authorities across the Asia-Pacific and Eurasia regions to strengthen joint analysis, deepen cooperation, and enhance strategies to counter money laundering and terrorist financing, including trade-based threats.
The ECOFEL thanks all expert presenters for sharing their knowledge, the participants for their strong engagement, and AMLO Thailand for their exceptional support in hosting this workshop.
Finally, we acknowledge with gratitude our main donor for the training, the @U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), as well as all other ECOFEL donors for making this event possible:
- SECO Economic Cooperation and Development
- AUSTRAC
- UAE Financial Intelligence Unit
- Saudi Arabia FIU (SAFIU)
- Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLD) – Taiwan
- Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- AMSF – Autorité Monégasque de Sécurité Financière
The ECOFEL looks forward to future installments of the “Financial Intelligence Compendium” trainings and further advancing FIU-Customs collaboration worldwide.
