On February 18, 2026, the Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a high-level meeting with representatives of Deloitte to discuss strategic development priorities and prospects for cooperation in the field of combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).

During the meeting, Zaur Fatizada, Chairman of the  Executive Board of the Financial Monitoring Service, provided an overview of the institution’s governance structure, operational independence, the results of the latest National Risk Assessment, and the progress achieved since the adoption of the mutual evaluation report by MONEYVAL Committee of the Council of Europe in 2023.

The meeting was also attended by Nuran Karimov, Managing Partner of Deloitte Azerbaijan, and Nicolas Marinier, Partner at Deloitte Luxembourg, who shared their professional insights and exchanged views on strengthening the national AML/CFT framework.

The discussions also covered the continued exchange of national and international best practices in the AML/CFT field, the development of public-private partnership models, and the importance of effective information sharing.